Ancient Egyptians: People of the Pyramids (Oxford Profiles): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The ultimate who's who of ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptians is an engaging look at the ancient world through its important leaders. Ancient Egyptians reveals how Egyptian society was constructed, its religions, burial rituals, architecture, and the history an... Details...

Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language, and Civilization: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles that have intrigued people for many centuries. This book surveys ancient Greek views on these questions. It discusses the harmonious language of the golden age, the means by which languag... Details...

Ancient Greek Literature (2nd ed.): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This historical survey covers the period from 700 BC to AD 550, tracing the development of Greek literature by concentrating on the works of the principal authors of each period--including Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides--and illustrating general ... Details...

Ancient Greeks: Creating the Classical Tradition (Oxford Profiles): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Ancient Greeks chronicles the lives and accomplishments of 42 historically important Greek figures. Personal anecdotes and stories, together with a timeline, a glossary of Greek terms, and more than 100 photographs and maps help bring each individual to lif... Details...

Ancient Literary Criticism: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, wh... Details...

Ancient Literary Criticism: (Oxford University Press) "Publisher's Comments: The volume makes widely available some important scholarship on the canonical texts of ancient rhetoric and poetics. Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers direct discussions of primary sources, w... Details...

Ancient Literary Criticism: The Principal Texts in New Translations: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Ancient literary criticism has always been a particularly inaccessible subject for the non-specialist student. This edition provides for the first time the principal texts in translation, giving the reader a full view of ancient literary criticism and its d... Details...

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is the first book to analyze systematically crucial aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery, religion, and magic. The author brings to light recently uncovered evidence about ancient Pythagoreanism and its influence on ... Details...

Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Sir Anthony Kenny here tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the initial volume of a four-book set in which Kenny will unfold a magisterial new history of Western ph... Details...

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion and argument constantly resound. This book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of some... Details...