Search Results: Authors starting with P from Ancient World Books

Letter- En Geschiedkunde / Dimensie. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 9064121257 . Light creasing to one corner of wraps and spine. Slight discolored areas to front wrap and spine. Minor rubbing. Inscribed by Rudi Paardt to ffep. ; Includes Latin text with Dutch translation and commentary. ; 51 pages; Signed by One Author .

Gooibergpers Bussum. Near Fine. 2007. Softcover. 9072184513 . Gift inscription from author to ffep. Very light shelfwear. ; 144 pages; Signed by Author .

Peeters Publishers. Very Good+. 2004. Softcover. 9042915048 . Crease along front wrap else fine. ; 345 pages; This Festschrift honours the Dutch Latinist Ben Hijmans. Besides his studies on Seneca and Ovid, Hijmans published numerous articles on Apuleius' works. In 1973 he initiated the research project Groningen Commentaries on Apuleius, and until his retirement he was editor-in-chief of the series of commentaries issued from that research project. This collection of essays contains a number of important new and original articles on Apuleius' Metamorphoses, on the reception of the Latin novel, and on Apuleius' rhetorical work. The book presents original research on Ovid's Metamorphoses and its reception. Other contributions testify to the broader interests of Ben Hijmans and deal with general cultural aspects, art history, the art of translating, archaeology and iconography. Ben Hijmans' fascination with, and insight into mythical motifs is reflected not only in… Read More

Dimensie. Near Fine. 1996. Softcover. 9064121109 . Gift inscription from author to ffep. Light rubbing to wraps. ; Leidse opstellen; 144 pages; Signed by Author .

Midsea Books. Very Good+. 2006. Paperback. 9993270784 . Very minor bump to head of spine else book is fine. ; Malta Insight Heritage Guides; 9.3 X 6.5 X 0.2 inches; 48 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. Hardcover. 0195339363 . Some pencilling. DJ has some creasing along upper edge. DJ spine sunned. ; 9.3 X 1.2 X 6.5 inches; 224 pages .

Undena Publications. Very Good+. 1974. Softcover. Spine is sunned. Very minor chipping to spine ends. ; 183 pages .

Harvard University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Vol. 3 top of spine lightly bumped. Vol. 4 upper corners bumped. Else minor shelfwear. ; 4 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/4/2024; 5408 pages; Very heavy set. Postage may be extra. .

Harvard University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Scholar's bookplate to inner covers (G. P. Goold). Spines are browned with some foxing. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblocks. Vol. 4 has slip tipped in "With the compliments of David Packard sent by Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts". ; 4 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/4/2024; 5408 pages; Very heavy set. Postage may be extra. .

Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0691033609 . DJ has minor chipping to head of spine and creasing to DJ flap. ; 6.75 X 1 X 10 inches; 294 pages .

Princeton University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0691073791 . Creasing to front flap of wraps. Faint creasing to upper edge of DJ. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). ; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 232 pages .

Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Very Good+. 1993. Paperback. 0878464069 . Corner of rear wrap slightly creased. Minor shelfwear. ; 11.0 X 9.0 X 0.7 inches; 275 pages .

Yale University Press. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0300101635 . Faint crease through pages. Inner hinges are strained. Front board bowed. . DJ has minor shelfwear. ; Human animals - such as centaurs, satyrs, sphinxes, sirens and gorgons - as well as other composite creatures like Pan, Triton and the Minotaur are extremely common in Greek myth, literature, theatre and the visual arts. Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge of the Greek imagination. This is an investigation of the representations of these human animals in early Greek art (circa 850-450 BC). "The Centaur's Smile" discusses the oriental antecedents of these fantastic creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the early Archaic period. Essays also explore the nature and origin of horse-men (centaurs and satyrs) and the ways in which they are… Read More

Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. Rubbing and some colour loss to wraps. Tiny corner crease to front wrap. ; Harvard Art Museums Bulletin ; Vol. 5, No. 2, Spring 1997; 63 pages .

Société D'Édition `les Belles Lettres'. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 2251011935 . Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Spine slightly sunned and lightly creased. ; Parallel text in French and Latin. Xxi, 176 pp. ; Collection Des Universités De France. Association Guillaume Budé; 176 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0198140029 . Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). DJ is price-clipped. DJ has a few tiny tears. ; 174 pages .

Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Very Good. 1963. Softcover. Minor shelfwear. Chipping to rear wrap. Scholar's name to front wrap (D. Gerber). ; Corinna (or Korinna) was an Ancient Greek poet, probably of the 6th century BC. She came from Tanagra in Boeotia, and according to later legend was the teacher of the much better-known Theban poet Pindar. Although two poems survive in epitome, most of her work exists currently in fragments. Corinna's birthdate is unknown, but if Pindar was indeed her pupil, it may be assumed that she was born some years earlier than his birthdate of 522 BC. Some writers, however, place her in the 5th or 4th century BC. Pausanias says she won a poetry competition against Pindar in honour of which she had a monument erected to her. He says that her success was chiefly due to her beauty and her use of the local Boeotian dialect. Aelian says said she defeated Pindar five times, and in response to these defeats, Pindar called her a sow. Antipater… Read More

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0198140029 . Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). DJ has minor edgewear. Very faint pencilling to a couple of pages. ; 174 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0198140029 . Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (Robert Brown). Else very light shelfwear. ; 174 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521229030 . Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). Minor bump to lower edge of front board. DJ has 1 tear to foot of spine. (4cm). DJ spine sunned. ; 612 pages; This book continues the work done in the volumes edited by A. S. F. Gow and D. L. Page entitled Hellenistic Epigrams and The Garland of Philip. It sets out to include all Greek literary epigrams composed before AD 50 and not published in those volumes, and extends also to epigrams ascribed to certain imperial Romans. Another author commented on is Leonides of Alexandria, whose poems observe curious mathematical laws. The challenge to the authenticity of much of what passes for Simonides and the associated historical discussion constitute one of the most important sections of the book. This edition and commentary will be indispensable to scholars of Greek literature. .