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Greek is one of the few languages still known to us after three thousand years that are still spoken today. In this English translation of Francisco Rodriguez Adrados's Historia de lengua griega, an overview is presented of the development of the Greek language at its different stages. Professor Adrados touches on a rich variety of topics, making A History of the Greek Language into a colourful collection of linguistic ideas.

The "dark side" of paperfolding awaits origami enthusiasts in this collection of new and interesting projects. Scores of diagrams and folding instructions show how to fashion creatures drawn from the worlds of fantasy and make-believe -- from a troll (23 steps) to a high-flying witch on a broomstick (141 steps).
A useful list of symbols indicating basic folding techniques introduces 24 devilishly delightful models -- among them a bat, ghost, suit of armor, centaur, wizard, unicorn, satyr, sphinx, and a three-headed dragon. Offering hours of personal satisfaction and enjoyment, this unique...

This is the second of three volumes covering the long history of the fable from Sumer to the present day. Historical evidence reaching as far back as Antiquity, supports the study of more than 500 works considered to be fables.

Spanning from Sumer to the present day few literary genres show greater continuity throughout their history than the fable. Historical evidence reaching as far back as Antiquity, supports the study of more than 500 works considered to be fables. This translation of the original Spanish, standard work on the fable, traces the history of the Graeco-Latin fable, investigates its origins, reconstructs lost collections from the Hellenistic Age, and establishes relationships between the fablist of the Imperial Age and the study of Medieval, Greek and Latin fables. Supplements at the end of each...

This third volume of the History of the Graeco-Latin Fable offers a complete inventory and documentation of the Classical fable tradition in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The original Spanish edition (1987) has been considerably enlarged with numerous supplementary references and less than 350 new fables. The present edition uniquely refers to fables in more than 20 different languages, not only in Greek and Latin, but also in other Oriental and Western languages such as Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Sanskrit, Egyptian, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Armenian, Circassian,...