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Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
The comedies of the Athenian dramatist Menander (c. 342-291 BC) and his contemporaries were the ultimate source of a Western tradition of light drama that has continued to the present day. Yet for over a millennium, Menander’s own plays were thought to have been completely lost. Thanks to a long...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
In the late fifth century BC, Athens' prosperity was a magnet for ambitious teachers, and increasingly for students also. They came to experience and acquire the Athenian culture, the mark of "civilised" humanity. At Athens they could sample many teachers: experts in history, poetry, cosmology,...
To Be Published February 28th 2014 by Routledge
Whilst students of Greek history enjoy Plutarch’s biographies of Athenian statesmen, they often feel overwhelmed by the detail and are puzzled by questions of reliability, sources and purpose. Plutarch and Athens responds to the needs of both teachers and students by giving a clear up-to-date...
To Be Published April 29th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History
In film imagery, urban spaces show up not only as spatial settings of a story, but also as projected ideas and forms that aim to recreate and capture the spirit of cultures, societies and epochs. Some cinematic cities have even managed to transcend fiction to become part of modern collective memory...
To Be Published April 30th 2014 by Routledge
Series: The Basics
Greek History: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of Ancient Greece from the end of the Bronze Age (c. 1200BC) to the Hellenistic era. With a chapter on each key period of Greece’s ancient history, the book covers all of the central topics, approaches and issues including: The...
To Be Published May 31st 2014 by Routledge
