Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. The material has been rearranged to make it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary ...
Organized chronologically, this text presents a complete picture of Greek civilization as a history and features sections on the art, architecture, literature, and thought of each period.
The earliest and greatest works of Greek literature - the Iliad and the Odyssey - have been attributed since antiquity to the poet Homer. This concise book is an ideal introduction to the poet and his two great epics. Assuming no prior knowledge of Greek, the author supplies all the background information necessary to understand the poems. The ...
Professor Powell ties the origin and nature of archaic Greek literature to the special technology of Greek alphabetic writing. In building his model he presents chapters on specialized topics - text, orality, myth, literacy, tradition and memorization - and then shows how such special topics relate to larger issues of cultural transmission from ...
An essential reference for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation of classical mythology, this unique guide offers original source material on the social and historical background, interpretation, and commentary on major literary books on Greek myth -- such as Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the historians, Ovid, ...
Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single man, perhaps from the island of Euboea, invented the ...
For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office. Lucid explanations of computing concepts, practical applications of technology theory, and emphasis on the historical and societal impacts of technological innovations.
"Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization" traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. The book examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing; ...
This work describes the changes made to television broadcasting in New Zealand during the period 1984-1992. It examines the ways in which TVNZ, a division of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, was transformed into a commercialized state-owned enterprise under the State-Owned Enterprise Act 1986. It should offer an insight into what has ...
Rooms Containing Falcons is a collection of poetry those themes range from the surreal nightmare of the mind, noirish tortures of the heart, to hopeful resolution in visions of renewed vitality. A wild ride, makes you glad to get off.
THE WAR AT TROY: A TRUE HISTORY. SYNOPSIS Far away in Asia pregnant Hekab, queen of Troy, dreams that she has given birth to a firebrand. The child, Paris, is exposed to die; but a shepherd raises him. In his youth Paris is loved by Oinon, maid of the mountains. Meanwhile, across the sea in Hellas, land of the Akhaioi, Lda is impregnated by Zeus ...
Kurt Tank was without doubt one of Germany's foremost aircraft designers, responsible for some of the finest products of the German aviation industry, before and during World War II. The range of aircraft types produced by the Focke-Wulf concern was prodigious, covering small biplane trainers, advanced fighters and long-range passenger aircraft, ...
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