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Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi and Fatimid Da'wa Poetry
By: Qutbuddin, Tahera
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This study analyzes the committed religio-political poetry of al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi, chief missionary for the Fatimids in the fifth/eleventh century, demonstrating his founding of the tradition of ''Fatimid da'wa (religious mission) poetry” that has flourished after him for a thousand years.
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Price: $184.00
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Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory
By: Habinek, Thomas
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
This book introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric.:.; Explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero.; Investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education.; Considers the role of rhetoric since the end of antiquity.; Includes a glossary of proper names and technical terms; a chronological table of political events, authors, orators, and rhetorical works; and suggestions for further reading.
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Price: $67.95
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Arabische Dialektgeographie
By: Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This volume is the first comprehensive and systematic description of the dialect geography of the Arabic language which discusses on the basis of 112 maps topics such as types and interpretation of maps, areal norms and their significance for Arabic and the delimitation of dialect borders.
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Price: $133.00
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The Case of Rhyme versus Reason
By: McKinney, Robert C.
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This book examines the life and times and poetry of the extremely prolific and versatile ‘Abbasid poet Ibn al-Rumi (d. 283/896). Particular attention is devoted to tracing the influences in his distinctive poetic style and themes.
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Price: $249.00
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Chorology
By: Sallis, John
Published by: Indiana University Press
In Chorology , John Sallis takes up one of the most enigmatic discourses in the history of Philosophy. The implications of the chorology are momentous and communicate with many of the most decisive issues in contemporary philosophical discussions.
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Classical Literature
By: Rutherford, Richard
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.:.; Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.; An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.; Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.; This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.; Includes extensive quotations in English.; A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
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Price: $91.95
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Classics and the Uses of Reception
By: Martindale, Charles (ed.); Thomas, Richard F. (ed.)
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics.; A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics.; Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception.; Written by a wide range of contributors from young scholars to established figures, from Europe, the UK and the USA.; Draws on material from many different fields, from translation studies to the visual arts, and from politics to performance.; Sets the agenda for classics in the future.
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Clause Combining in Ancient Greek Narrative Discourse
By: Buijs, Michel
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This study describes the usage of subclauses and participial clauses in Xenophon’s Hellenica and Anabasis, with additional examples from other texts by Xenophon, providing new insights into the distribution of these clauses by adopting a text grammar-oriented approach.
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Price: $139.00
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A Companion to Catullus
By: Skinner, Marilyn B. (ed.)
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
In this Companion , international scholars provide a comprehensive overview that reflects the most recent trends in Catullan studies.:.; Explores the work of Catullus, one of the best Roman ‘lyric poets’.; Provides discussions about production, genre, style, and reception, as well as interpretive essays on key poems and groups of poems.; Grounds Catullus in the socio-historical world around him.; Chapters challenge received wisdom, present original readings, and suggest new interpretations of biographical evidence
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Comparative Semitic Philology in the Middle Ages
By: Maman, Aharon; Lyons, David (trans.)
Published by: Brill Academic Publishers
This volume deals with medieval comparative Semitic philology (Hebrew/Aramaic/Arabic) as practised by Hebrew philologists in the Arabic speaking lands, from Iraq to Spain, discussing its development through the generations (10th-12th cent. CE), its technics and its theoretical basis.
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Price: $243.00
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