Classical Mythology, Seventh Edition: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Featuring the authors' extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, 7/e, retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, it... Details...

Classics Transformed: Schools, Universities, and Society in England, 1830-1960: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is the first book to give a general account of the transformation of classics in English schools from an avocation among Victorian gentlemen to an object of serious study among professional scholars, from an elite social marker to a marginalized academ... Details...

Classics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments:We are all classicists--we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of... Details...

Electronic Texts in the Humanities H/B Edition: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book introduces a range of tools and techniques for manipulating and analysing electronic texts in the humanities. It shows how electronic texts can be used for the literary analysis, linguistic analysis, authorship attribution, and the preparation and ... Details...

Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring original texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from Greek and Roma... Details...

Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives. Featuring original texts from sources around the world, it includes readings from Greek and Roma... Details...

Rethinking the Mediterranean: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments:In this collection of essays, an international group of renowned scholars attempt to establish the theoretical basis for studying the ancient and medieval history of the Mediterranean Sea and the lands around it. In so doing they range far afield to other Med... Details...

Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the center of Christian Europe, the city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world. Here, Amanda Claridge presents an indispensable guide to all significant monuments in Rome dating from 800 BC to 6... Details...

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: An invaluable collection for those who read and love Lewis and medieval and Renaissance literature.This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the ... Details...

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy (Hardcover)): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world surveys the period's developments and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. Tables, illustrations, and extensive advice on furt... Details...