A Dictionary of Literary Symbols: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than "universal" psychological archetypes, myths or esoterica. Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred main entries clearly explaining and illustrating the literary symbols th... Details...

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than "universal" psychological archetypes, myths or esoterica. Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred main entries clearly explaining and illustrating the literary symbols th... Details...

Alternatives to Athens: Varieties of Political Organization and Community in Ancient Greece: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume contains eighteen essays by established and younger historians that examine non-democratic alternative political systems and ideologies--oligarchies, monarchies, mixed constitutions--along with diverse forms of communal and regional associations... Details...

An Experiment in Criticism (Canto Book): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues tha... Details...

An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek (Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This Independent Study Guide is intended to help students who are learning Greek on their own or with only limited access to a teacher. It contains notes on the Greek texts that appear in the Reading Greek Text volume, translations of all the texts, answers... Details...

An Independent Study Guide to Reading Latin: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Reading Latin, written by Peter V. Jones and Keith C. Sidwell and published by Cambridge University Press in 1986, is a Latin course designed to help mature beginners read Latin fluently and intelligently. This Independent Study Guide is intended for studen... Details...

An Introduction to Christianity- Series: Introduction to Religion: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Focusing on the ways in which Christianity has understood, embodied and related to power, Linda Woodhead examines the key figures, events and ideas spanning over two thousand years of Christian history. Woodhead considers the religion in its material as wel... Details...

An Introduction to Christianity- Series: Introduction to Religion: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Focusing on the ways in which Christianity has understood, embodied and related to power, Linda Woodhead examines the key figures, events and ideas spanning over two thousand years of Christian history. Woodhead considers the religion in its material as wel... Details...

An Introduction to Judaism- Series: Introduction to Religion: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book offers a full and lucid account of Judaism and the Jewish people. Written for Jews and non-Jews alike, whether students, teachers, or general interest readers, the book brings out the extraordinary richness and variety of Judaism: its historical d... Details...

An Introduction to Mormonism- Series: Introduction to Religion: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Although one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure. This timely book provides an important introduction to the basic ... Details...