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  • Migration, Mobility and Language Contact in and around the Ancient Mediterranean

    Edited by James Clackson, Patrick James, Katherine McDonald, Livia Tagliapietra, Nicholas Zair ...
    Series series Cambridge Classical Studies
    Migration, Mobility and Language Contact in and around the Ancient Mediterranean is the first volume to show the different ways in which surviving linguistic evidence can be used to track movements of people in the ancient world. Eleven chapters cover a number of case studies, which span the period from the seventh century BC to the fourth century AD, ranging from Spain to Egypt, from Sicily to ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds

    by James Clackson ...
    Series series Key Themes in Ancient History
    Texts written in Latin, Greek and other languages provide ancient historians with their primary evidence, but the role of language as a source for understanding the ancient world is often overlooked. Language played a key role in state-formation and the spread of Christianity, the construction of ethnicity, and negotiating positions of social status and group membership. Language could reinforce ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • A Companion to the Latin Language

    Edited by James Clackson ...
    Series Book 132 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage.Brings together contributions from internationally renowned classicists, linguists and Latin language specialistsOffers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the ... Read more

    $182.00 USD

  • The Blackwell History of the Latin Language

    by James Clackson, Geoffrey Horrocks ...
    This text makes use of contemporary work in linguistics to provide up-to-date commentary on the development of Latin, from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire.The first book in English in more than 50 ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

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  • Dante

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    by Peter Hainsworth, David Robey ...
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    In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey take a different approach to Dante, by examining the main themes and issues that run through all of his work, ranging from autobiography, to understanding God and the order of the universe. In doing so, they highlight what has made Dante a vital point of reference for modern writers and readers, both inside and outside Italy. They ... Read more

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  • The Edinburgh Lectures On Mental Science

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    "Edinburgh Lectures On Mental Science, The", authored by Thomas Troward. This edition delivers a compelling exploration of its central themes and offers readers an immersive and thought-provoking experience. It examines speculative ideas about science and technological change. Readers can expect a clear structure: an engaging opening that establishes stakes, a sequence of scenes or essays that ... Read more

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  • The War That Killed Achilles

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  • Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala

    by Maurice Harris ...
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  • Hellenistic Literature: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

    by Dee Clayman ...
    Series series Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides
    This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook ... Read more

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  • Greek Lexicography: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

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    Series series Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides
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