Catalog

Catalog
Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library. Rare Book Room
Publisher:
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1972
Genre: Rare books
ISBN:

Vives, On Education

Vives, On Education
Author: Juan Luis Vives
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781016060066

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Companion to Sophocles

A Companion to Sophocles
Author: Kirk Ormand
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1119025532

A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles. First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights

Seneca's "Hercules furens"

Seneca's
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1987
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780801418761

John G. Fitch's new Latin text of Seneca's play, Hercules Furens, is based on a collation of the chief manuscripts, including the Paris manuscript T.

Reflections Upon Ancient and Modern Learning

Reflections Upon Ancient and Modern Learning
Author: William Wotton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1694
Genre: Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of
ISBN:

The early chapters are on the "quarrel of ancients and moderns," focusing on the views of William Temple and Charles Perrault on ancient and modern literature and art. Discusses the explanations of blood circulation by Michael Servetus, William Harvey and others (p. 211-216).