Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) is a project funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 677758), and based in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. Understanding Relations Between Scripts II: Early Alphabets is the first volume in this series, bringing together ten experts on ancient writing, languages and archaeology to present a set of diverse studies on the...
From Parchment to Cyberspace (Medieval Interventions, #2)
by Stephen G. Nichols
From Parchment to Cyberspace argues the case for studying high-resolution digital images of original manuscripts to analyze medieval literature. By presenting a rigorous philosophical argument for the authenticity of such images (a point disputed by digital skeptics) the book illustrates how digitization offers scholars innovative methods for comparing manuscripts of vernacular literature - such as The Romance of the Rose or texts by Christine de Pizan - that reveal aspects of medieval culture c...
On the Margin Each of the eight chapters consists of a brief introduction in English, followed by selected extracts from Cicero, Pliny, Petronius, as well as other authors and inscriptions, all of which are made readily accessible by glossaries. The book begins by dealing with the family, and then reaches out to the area of the 'other' - those groups on the margin of Roman society: women, children, slaves, freedmen, convicts, gladiators, foreigners and Christians. In addition, there are questi...
Rough Guides Phrasebook Greek (Bilingual dictionary) (Rough Guides Phrasebooks)
by Rough Guides
Rough Guide Greek Phrasebook Compact, clear, and packed with key words and phrases to help conversation, this pocket-sized Greek phrasebook and dictionary from Rough Guides' trusted language experts (with free app) is a trusty travel companion, and all you need to make yourself understood - and to understand others - when you're out and about in Greece and other Greek-speaking countries.* With its emphasis on conversational usage, and up-to-date language on social media, leisure, business...
Collins Gem Phrase Books are designed for ease of use, covering more than 70 topics from Finding a room to Choosing wine. Phrases are kept short and simple with an easy pronunciation guide, making learning a language painless and fun. Collins Gem Phrase Books contain topics and phrases that reflect today's lifestyle. As well as traditionally useful topics such as Bus, Train, Self-catering and Asking directions, you can now find uniquely modern entries on the Internet, E-mail, Texting a...
Greek Vocabulary for English Speakers - English-Greek - 9000 Words
by Andrey Taranov
Knowing about 9000 words will give you the ability to read with minimal use of dictionaries. You will be able not only to express your thoughts while conversing, but also to choose exactly the right expressions. With a little practice, and by viewing Greek films, you will be proud of yourself because your level of Greek will improve to the point where you can say, "Greek? Of course, I know it." Helps you learn and memorize Greek words. Perfect for self-study and reviewing. The vocabulary has 256...
Die Kolmarer Liederhandschrift und ihr Umfeld; Forschungsimpulse (Kultur, Wissenschaft, Literatur, #38)
Greek Vocabulary for English Speakers - English-Greek - 5000 Words
by Andrey Taranov
This Greek vocabulary of 5000 words will help you understand simple texts. It will make you more confident in conversation. Combined with a grammar course, it will help you compose many phrases correctly. When watching Greek films, you will hear more and more familiar words. You will attain the "I can speak Greek" level. Helps you learn and memorize Greek words. Perfect for self-study and reviewing. Contains over 5000 commonly used words. Divided into 155 topics. Simple transcriptions of all Gre...
Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2/e, provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the beginning and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to hold students' interest, the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (432-431 B.C...
The Novels and Selected Works of Mary Shelley Vol 1
by Nora Crook, Pamela Clemit, and Betty T. Bennett
These eight volumes contain the works of Mary Shelley and include introductions and prefatory notes to each volume. Included in this edition are "Frankenstein" (1818), "Matilda" ((1819), "Valperga" (1823), "The Last Man" (1826), "Perkin Warbeck" (1830) and "Lodore" (1835).
With the publication of Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, widely considered a classic in Modern Greek studies and in collateral fields, Margaret Alexiou established herself as a major intellectual innovator on the interconnections among ancient, medieval, and modern Greek cultures. In her new, eagerly awaited book, Alexiou looks at how language defines the contours of myth and metaphor. Drawing on texts from the New Testament to the present day, Alexiou shows the diversity of the Greek language...
This book casts new light on the work of the German poet Friedrich Hoelderlin (1770 - 1843), and his translations of Greek tragedy. It shows Hoelderlin's poetry is unique within Western literature (and art) as it retrieves the socio-politics of a Dionysiac space-time and language to challenge the estrangement of humans from nature and one other. In this book, author Lucas Murrey presents a new picture of ancient Greece, noting that money emerged and rapidly developed there in the sixth century...
The perfect companion for people on the move, this phrase book series covers the most popular European languages, containing everything you need to know in a way that's concise, accessible and easy to understand. Now with stylish new AA World Travel Guides design covers. A practical guide focussing on phrases that you really need; Handy, pocket sized format; Divided into 15 themed sections, with pronunciation table, word list and grammar guide; Over 2,000 essential phrases, plus 2,000 words need...
The Interpretation of Nizami's Cultural Heritage in the Contemporary Period
This book fills a void in the field of pre-modern literature written in Persian. It is the first scholarly publication in English language on and around the poet Nizami Ganjavi written by important Western and Non-Western scholars, enriching the field with an awareness of their knowledge and research interests. The multidisciplinary volume initiates a much-needed dialogue it initiates a much-needed dialogue between the metropolitan and postcolonial academic points of view. By the example of Niza...
For two thousand years visitors have been touring the rugged glory of Greece. But with a difference--when the early Romans went visiting, those wacky Greek gods were still holed up on Mount Olympus. Today they've come down, and they're driving taxis, tending bar, dancing and yelling and throwing plates around restaurants. All of which spells adventure for the unsuspecting tourist, and wonderful opportunity for Howard Tomb. From the sneakily successful series of travel books with over 1 million...
Papyri nos 4442-4493. (Egypt Exploration Society, Graeco-Roman Memoirs 85, 1998)
This edition of the orator Demosthenes' speech On the Crown includes introduction, the Greek text, commentary and useful essays on such topics as the constitution of the Amphictyonic council and the manuscript tradition.
Biblical Greek Book 3 (Biblical Greek, #3)
by Lisa M Cummins and James T Cummins
The perfect companion for travelling to the Greece, this Greek phrase book contains everything you need to know in a way that's concise, accessible and easy-to-understand. There are 2,000 essential phrases, plus a 2,000 word dictionary, themed sections, with pronunciation tables, word lists and grammer guides and easy-to-use two-colour text, with English terms in black and foreign terms in red for clarity, plus phonetic pronunciation in italic.