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Christopher Pelling is Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford. His books include commentaries on Plutarch's Life of Antony in the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series (1988) and on Plutarch's Life of Caesar (2011). Among his other publications are Literary Texts and the Greek Historian (2000), Plutarch and History (2002), and Twelve Voices from Ancient Greece and Rome (2012).
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Téléchargez le livre :  Rediscovering E. R. Dodds
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Rediscovering E. R. Dodds

Stephen Harrison , Christopher Pelling , Christopher Stray


OUP Oxford

2019-09-26

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Rediscovering E. R. Dodds offers the first comprehensive assessment of a remarkable classical scholar, who was also a poet with extensive links to twentieth-century English and Irish literary culture, the friend of Auden and MacNeice. Dodds was born...

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Télécharger le livre :  Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book VI
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Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book VI


Christopher Pelling


In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Book 6 features tense debates both at Athens, with cautious Nicias...

Parution : 2022-01-06
Format(s) : PDF
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Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Book VII


Christopher Pelling


In Books 6 and 7 Thucydides' narrative is, as Plutarch puts it, 'at its most emotional, vivid, and varied' as he describes the Sicilian Expedition that ended so catastrophically for Athens (415–413 BCE). Book 7 opens with Athens seemingly on the point of victory, but...

Parution : 2022-01-06
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Rediscovering E. R. Dodds


Stephen Harrison , Christopher Pelling , Christopher Stray


Rediscovering E. R. Dodds offers the first comprehensive assessment of a remarkable classical scholar, who was also a poet with extensive links to twentieth-century English and Irish literary culture, the friend of Auden and MacNeice. Dodds was born in Northern Ireland,...

Parution : 2019-09-26
Format(s) : PDF
Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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Télécharger le livre :  Herodotus: Histories Book VI
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Herodotus: Histories Book VI


Christopher Pelling , Simon Hornblower


Book VI of the Histories is one of Herodotus' most varied books, beginning with the final collapse of the Ionian Revolt and moving on to the Athenian triumph at Marathon (490 BC); it also includes fascinating material on Sparta, full of court intrigue and culminating in...

Parution : 2017-12-21
Format(s) : ePub
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Télécharger le livre :  New Worlds from Old Texts
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New Worlds from Old Texts


Elton Barker , Stefan Bouzarovski , Leif Isaksen , Christopher Pelling


Maps dominate the modern sense of place and geography. Yet, so far as we can tell, maps were rare in the Greco-Roman world and, when mentioned in sources, are mistrusted and criticized. Today, technological advances have brought to the fore an entirely new set of...

Parution : 2015-12-03
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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New Worlds from Old Texts


Elton Barker , Stefan Bouzarovski , Leif Isaksen , Christopher Pelling


Maps dominate the modern sense of place and geography. Yet, so far as we can tell, maps were rare in the Greco-Roman world and, when mentioned in sources, are mistrusted and criticized. Today, technological advances have brought to the fore an entirely new set of...

Parution : 2015-12-03
Format(s) : PDF
Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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Télécharger le livre :  Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome
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Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome


Christopher Pelling , Maria Wyke


Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome is a book for all readers who want to know more about the literature that underpins Western civilization. Chistopher Pelling and Maria Wyke provide a vibrant and distinctive introduction to twelve of the greatest authors from ancient...

Parution : 2014-10-30
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Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome


Christopher Pelling , Maria Wyke


Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome is a book for all readers who want to know more about the literature that underpins Western civilization. Chistopher Pelling and Maria Wyke provide a vibrant and distinctive introduction to twelve of the greatest authors from ancient...

Parution : 2014-10-30
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Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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Télécharger le livre :  Rome in Crisis
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Rome in Crisis


Christopher Pelling , Plutarch


Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's Parallel Lives series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young...

Parution : 2010-09-02
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Penguin
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Télécharger le livre :  Ancient Historiography and Its Contexts
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Ancient Historiography and Its Contexts


Christina S. Kraus , John Marincola , Christopher Pelling


This is a collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, concentrating especially on the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical...

Parution : 2010-05-20
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Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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Ancient Historiography and Its Contexts


Christina S. Kraus , John Marincola , Christopher Pelling


This is a collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, concentrating especially on the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical...

Parution : 2010-05-20
Format(s) : PDF
Éditeur : OUP Oxford
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