Bücher der Reihe Oxford Readings in Classical Studies

A collection of important scholarly articles on the Roman poet Lucretius, whose philosophical epic, the De Rerum Natura or On the Nature of the Universe (c.55 BC), seeks to convince its readers of the validity of the rationalist theories of Epicurus. An Introduction contextualizes the essays, and all Greek and Latin is translated.

This second volume's selected essays look at the principles of Herodotus' research concerning the physical world in the light of traditional myth and the science of his times, and deal with the connections between travelling and storytelling, culture and gender, Hellenic and barbarian religions, and memory and ethnicity.

This collection - the first of two volumes - is dedicated to the historical component of Herodotus' Histories and includes important previously published essays, some translated into English for the first time, which discuss his historical method, sources, narrative art, literary antecedents, intellectual background, and political ideology.

A collection of important recent articles discussing the ways in which the ancient Greeks and Romans thought about and wrote their histories. Six articles are newly translated into English, while a specially written introduction places the essays in the larger context of earlier and more recent trends in the study of classical historiography.

This is the first volume on Propertius to bring together some of the best and most influential scholarship on his poetry and put them into dialogue with each other. The articles discuss the recent developments in classical scholarship and look at issues of text, intertextuality, gender, and the social and political context of Propertius' work.

This collection is designed to reflect the main trends in scholarship on the Roman historian of the early empire, Tacitus, particularly as they have developed over the last century. Covering the whole of Tacitus' works, it begins with a comprehensive introduction which sets the selected scholarship and Roman author in context.

This anthology of 16 seminal studies of Homer's Iliad offers insights into the poem's artistry and cultural background. Two of the contributions have been translated for this volume and others have been revised and updated. An introduction sets the papers in context. All Greek is translated and a glossary of Greek terms is provided.

A selection of important recent articles on Xenophon which will serve as an introduction to his writings by presenting current debates about the way in which to read them. A specially written introduction by Vivienne J. Gray places the articles in the context of Xenophon's life and works.

A collection of essays on the first great work of political history - Thucydides' account of the war between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, and an introductory chapter surveys the various ways in which Thucydides has been read and interpreted, from antiquity to the present.

A `must' for any serious student of Greek comedy. This book brings together for the first time all the most important recent work on Aristophanes, by a range of some of the best-known names in classics today, providing an ideal resource for study.

This book presents a new and exciting selection of significant articles on the Roman novels of Apuleius and Petronius. Some of the papers are for the first time available in translation from the original German and Italian. The introduction by Stephen Harrison surveys the scholarly work that has been done on the texts since 1900. All Latin and Greek quotations are rendered anew into English.

A supplement to standard reading for undergraduate courses in ancient epic poetry, and Vergil in particular. Especial attention has been paid to include useful essays from sources which are rare, out of print, or otherwise difficult to obtain, although care has also been taken to include material which is regularly specified on reading lists.

A collection of previously published papers by leading scholars, dealing with the religious history of the Roman Empire. It covers Christianity and Judaism as well as the paganism of the Empire which so deeply influenced these world religions.

Offers students and researchers twelve of the most influential studies along with an introduction which explains the nature of Greek fiction in the novel's heyday. This work also guides readers through the history of the novel's interpretation from the publication of Erwin Rhode's pioneering study of 1876 to contemporary literary theory.

Eighteen important recent essays on the work of Livy, which together present a picture of this creative and acutely observant historian writing during the Augustan principate. An Introduction summarizes previous scholarship and contextualizes each essay; and each is followed by an addendum and suggestions for further reading.

A collection of sixteen authoritative, and widely representative, articles on Homer's Odyssey that have appeared over the last 30 years. Papers have been selected for their clarity and accessibility, while a specially written introduction gives an overview of major strands in the interpretation of Homer in the second half of the 20th century.

Whilst there are numerous studies of general trends in classical criticism, this collection offers discussions of primary sources, which provide a useful companion to the anthology, "Ancient Literary Criticism". It contains a chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a translation of Bernays' 1857 essay on katharsis.

The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas are: religion and politics; archaeological finds; myth and ritual; gender; problems raised by the very notion of 'religion'. This volume contains challenging papers (updated especially for this collection) by some of the most innovative participants in this renewal.