The Collected Papers of J. L. Moles - Volume 1

The Collected Papers of J. L. Moles - Volume 1
Author: John Marincola
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1088
Release: 2023-05-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004538712

J. L. Moles (1949–2015) made fundamental contributions to the fields of ancient (especially Cynic) philosophy, Greek and Roman historiography and biography, Latin poetry, and New Testament studies. These two volumes gather together all of his major articles and reviews, along with six previously unpublished papers. The papers display Moles’ individual and sometimes iconoclastic approach, his impressive range in both Classical and New Testament texts, and his unrivalled abilities in close reading. This is volume 1.

The Collected Papers of J.L. Moles

The Collected Papers of J.L. Moles
Author: John L. Moles
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 856
Release: 2023
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004538720

This volume contains the collected papers of one of the most important and influential scholars of the late 20th/early 21st century, with fundamental contributions to the fields of Cynic philosophy, Greco-Roman historiography and biography, and Roman poetry. This is volume 2.

The Cynics

The Cynics
Author: Robert Bracht Branham
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520204492

This collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume--classicists, comparatists, and philosophers--draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.

A History of the Greek Language

A History of the Greek Language
Author: Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2005-10-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9047415590

A History of the Greek Language is a kaleidoscopic collection of ideas on the development of the Greek language through the centuries of its existence.

Barbarian or Greek?

Barbarian or Greek?
Author: Stamenka Antonova
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004306242

In her book Barbarian or Greek?: The Charge of Barbarism and Early Christian Apologetics, Stamenka Antonova examines different aspects of the charge of barbarism in the Greek and Latin Christian apologetic texts (2-4th centuries) and the various responses to it by the early Christians. The author demonstrates that the charge of barbarism encompasses a broad range of meanings, such as low social class, inadequate education, immorality, criminal activity, political treason, as well as foreign ethnicity and language. In addition to contextualizing the charge of barbarism in ancient rhetorical practices, the author also applies literary criticism and post-colonial theory to shed light on the concept of the barbarian as an ideological-rhetorical tool for othering, marginalization and persecution in the Roman Empire.

The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought

The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought
Author: Christopher Rowe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2000-05-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521481366

A definitive reference work on Greek and Roman political thought from the age of Homer to late antiquity, first published in 2000.

Corinth in Contrast

Corinth in Contrast
Author: Steven J Friesen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2013-10-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004261311

In Corinth in Contrast, archaeologists, historians, art historians, classicists, and New Testament scholars examine the stratified nature of socio-economic, political, and religious interactions in the city from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. The volume challenges standard social histories of Corinth by focusing on the unequal distribution of material, cultural, and spiritual resources. Specialists investigate specific aspects of cultural and material stratification such as commerce, slavery, religion, marriage and family, gender, and art, analyzing both the ruling elite of Corinth and the non-elite Corinthians who made up the majority of the population. This approach provides insight into the complex networks that characterized every ancient urban center and sets an agenda for future studies of Corinth and other cities rule by Rome.

Dionysus and Rome

Dionysus and Rome
Author: Fiachra Mac Góráin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3110672235

While most work on Dionysus is based on Greek sources, this collection of essays examines the god’s Roman and Italian manifestations. Nine contributions address Bacchus’ appearance at the crossroads of Greek and Roman cultures, tracing continuities and differences between literary and archaeological sources for the god. The essays offer coverage of Dionysus in Roman art, Italian epigraphy; Latin poetry including epic, drama and elegy; and prose, including historiography, rhetorical and Christian discourse. The introduction offers an overview of the presence of Dionysus in Italy from the archaic to the imperial periods, identifying the main scholarly trends, with treatment of key Dionysian episodes in Roman history and literature. Individual chapters address the reception of Euripides’ Bacchae across Greek and Roman literature from Athens to Byzantium; Dionysus in Roman art of the archaic and Augustan periods; the god’s relationship with Fufluns and Liber in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE; Dionysian associations; Bacchus in Cicero; Ovid’s Tristia 5.3; Bacchus in the writings of Christian Latin writers. The collection sheds light on a relatively understudied aspect of Dionysus, and will stimulate further research in this area.