Selections from the Roman Law writings of David Daube, foremost humanist of the law. Like Montaigne, Daube possessed the capacity to be "a contemporary for all times." No matter what period of history Daube inquired into he had an uncanny instinct for uncovering unexpected insights that root us in that time and have universal application.
Selections from the Roman Law writings of David Daube, foremost humanist of the law. Like Montaigne, Daube possessed the capacity to be "a contempo...
This Companion volume offers a sweeping survey of the Bible as a work of literature and its impact on Western writing. Individual essays explore topics which unravel the complex and subtle character of biblical stories, ethical injunctions, and legal texts, and examine how Western authors such as Milton and Shelley were inspired by them.
This Companion volume offers a sweeping survey of the Bible as a work of literature and its impact on Western writing. Individual essays explore topic...
