Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see.
Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholars.
Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history.
Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period.
Draws on the very latest research.
Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious,...
Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritativ...
Offering unparalleled scope, A Companion to Hellenistic Literature in 30 newly commissioned essays explores the social and intellectual contexts of literature production in the Hellenistic period, and examines the relationship between Hellenistic and earlier literature.
Provides a wide ranging critical examination of Hellenistic literature, including the works of well-respected poets alongside lesser-known historical, philosophical, and scientific prose of the period
Explores how the indigenous literatures of Hellenized lands influenced Greek literature and how Greek...
Offering unparalleled scope, A Companion to Hellenistic Literature in 30 newly commissioned essays explores the social and intellectual context...
A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.
Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes
Covers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to Augustine, including Lucretius, Cicero, Catullus, Livy, Vergil, Seneca, and Apuleius
Includes invaluable reference material - dictionary entries on authors, chronological chart of political...
A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the e...
The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today.
Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars
Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy
All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical...
The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the variou...
An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as late antiquity.
Provides an essential overview of current scholarship on late antiquity - from between the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 and the end of Roman rule in the Mediterranean
Comprises 39 essays from some of the world's foremost scholars of the era
Presents this once-neglected period as an age of powerful transformation that shaped the modern world
Emphasizes the central importance of religion and...
An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as la...
This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization.
Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture
Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual...
This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable st...
A comprehensive account of the language of Ancient Greek civilization in a single volume, with contributions from leading international scholars covering the historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives of the language.
A collection of 36 original essays by a team of international scholars
Treats the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek
Includes discussions on phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
A comprehensive account of the language of Ancient Greek civilization in a single volume, with contributions from leading international scholars cover...
A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families.
Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic history
Includes contributions from established and rising international scholars
Features illustrations of families, children, slaves, and ritual life, along with maps and diagrams of sites and...
A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the fiel...
