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posted with permission: Gonda van Steen, Theatre of the Condemned: Classical Greek Tragedy on Greek Prison Islands. Classical Presences. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xiv + 354. Hardcover, £71.00/ $125.00. ISBN 978-0-19-957288-5. Reviewed by Betine van Zyl Smit, University of Nottingham Theatre of the Condemned deals with a topic that has…
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posted with permission: Andrew Faulkner, ed., The Homeric Hymns: Interpretative Essays. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xv + 400. Hardcover, £84.00/$160.00. ISBN 978-0-19-958903-6. Reviewed by Marco Perale, University of Minnesota This collection of essays is the result of a collaboration of leading scholars and young researchers in the field of archaic…
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2012.08.13: Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Christophe Cusset, Euphorion. Oeuvre poétique et autres fragments. Fragments, 14. 2012.08.12: Philip Freeman, Quintus Tullius Cicero. How To Win an Election: an Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians. 2012.08.11: Gianpaolo Urso, Dicere laudes: elogio, comunicazione, creazione del consenso. Atti del convegno internazionale, Cividale del Friuli, 23-25 settembre 2010. I convegni della Fondazione Niccolò…
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posted with permission: Dana LaCourse Munteanu, Tragic Pathos: Pity and Fear in Greek Philosophy and Tragedy. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xii + 278. Hardcover, £60.00/$99.00 ISBN 978-0-521-76510-7. Reviewed by Elizabeth Belfiore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Munteanu’s book demonstrates admirably that new approaches can provide illuminating insights into much-studied topics.…
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posted with permission Daniel H. Foster, Wagner’s Ring Cycle and the Greeks. Cambridge Studies in Opera. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xx + 377. Hardcover, £58.00/$99.00. ISBN 978-0-521-51739-3. Reviewed by Robert Rabel, University of Kentucky Mark Twain famously quipped that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. On the other hand,…
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