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The Edinburgh companion to ancient Greece and Rome /

The Edinburgh Companion is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, expert contributors demonstrate the multifaceted nature of classic civilization by drawing together perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to history,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bispham, Edward (Editor ), Harrison, Thomas J., 1955- (Editor ), Sparkes, Brian A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Classics and the classical world: A. Classics in the twenty-first century. The history of the discipline / Christopher Stray
  • History / Alastair Blanshard
  • Archaeology / James Whitley
  • Religion / Richard Gordon
  • Economy / Lisa Bligh
  • Gender / Mark Golden
  • Philology and linguistics / Philip Burton
  • Literature / David Konstan
  • Philosophy / Catherine Osborne
  • Art history and aesthetics / Zahra Newby
  • Classical legacies / Lorna Hardwick
  • B. The regions of the ancient world. The ancient Near East / Tom Boiy
  • Iron Age Europe / J.D. Hill and Jonathan Williams
  • Regions of antiquity / Nicholas Purcell
  • C. Periods. The 'Dark Age' of Greece / Irene S. Lemos
  • Archaic and classical Greece / Robin Osborne
  • The Hellenistic world / Thomas Harrison
  • The Roman Republic / Mark Pobjoy
  • The Roman Empire / Olivier Hekster
  • Late antiquity / Richard Lim
  • pt. 2. Material culture. Landscape / Nicholas Purcell
  • Marine archaeology / Anthony Parker
  • Sites and features / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Buildings and architecture / Richard Tomlinson
  • Coinage / Jonathan Williams and Andrew Meadows
  • Sculpture / Peter Stewart
  • Painting, stucco and mosaic / Roger Ling
  • Pottery and metalwork / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Gems, jewellery and glass / Martin Henig
  • Dress and textiles / Karen E. Stears
  • Arms and armour / Jon Coulston
  • Papyri / Brain McGing
  • Manuscripts / Helen Dixon
  • Inscriptions / Alison E. Cooley and Graham Oliver
  • pt. 3. Texts and genres. Greek epic / Johannes Haubold
  • Roman epic / Bruce Gibson
  • Greek tragedy / Pantelis Michelakis
  • Roman tragedy / Roland Mayer
  • Greek comedy / Ian Ruffell
  • Roman comedy / Alison Sharrock
  • Greek lyric verse : melic, elegiac and iambic / Emily Greenwood.
  • Latin poetry other than epic and drama / Alison Sharrock
  • The novel / Jason König
  • Letters / Michael Trapp
  • Rhetoric / Alastair Blanshard
  • Literary criticism / Donald Russell
  • Grammar and linguistics / Philip Burton
  • Philosophy / Catherine Osborne
  • Greek historiography / Thomas Harrison
  • Roman historiography / Edward Bispham
  • Geography and ethnography / Kai Brodersen
  • Mythology / Eva Parisinou
  • Christian literature / Clifford Ando
  • Science and mathematics / T.E. Rihll
  • Music / David Creese
  • Medicine / Vivian Nutton
  • Greek legal texts / Benet Salway
  • Latin legal texts / Simon Corcoran
  • Technical writing / Alice König
  • pt. 4. Essential information and systems of reference. Politics / Edward Bispham
  • Names and naming systems / Clive Cheesman
  • Measures, weights and money / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Writing systems / J.H.W. Penney
  • The ancient calendar / Thomas Harrison and Edward Bispham
  • Metre / Armand D'Angour
  • Time-charts / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Maps / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Glossary of ancient and modern terms / Thomas Harrison
  • Resources / Brian A. Sparkes
  • Abbreviations / Thomas Harrison.