Classical Studies
Classical Studies
Classical Philology and Theology Entanglement, Disavowal, and the Godlike Scholar Edited by Catherine Conybeare | Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Painting, Poetry, and the Invention of Tenderness in the Early Roman Empire Herica Valladares | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
This book’s subject and interdisciplinary approach will interest scholars in several subfields of Classics: art history, archaeology, literary and cultural studies. Its focus on pictorial and poetic representations of love stories will also appeal to academics who study the history of emotions, and the wider public intrigued by ancient Rome. • Analyses Roman wall painting and Latin love elegy through an interdisciplinary lens that highlights previously unexamined connections between early imperial art and literature • Prior knowledge of Greek and Roman art and literature is not assumed; all Greek and Latin passages are translated into English • Delineates the emergence and dissemination of a new amatory ideal in early imperial art and literature, calling attention to long overlooked connections between Roman representations of love stories and later poetic and pictorial iterations of these narratives December 2020 253 x 177 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83541-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99
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Greek and Latin Letters in Late Antiquity The Christianisation of a Literary Form Pauline Allen | University of Pretoria
The first general book on Greek and Latin letterwriting in Late Antiquity (400-600 CE). Allen and Neil examine early Christian Greek and Latin literary letters, their nature and function, the mechanics of their production and dissemination and their crucial importance to the society of their time. • The first ever comprehensive treatment of Greek and Latin letterwriting in Late Antiquity • Takes the reader through the genre of the letter, the process of writing letters and the materials used, and their dissemination down to our own times • Demonstrates that, with the Christianisation of the letter, its pagan antecedents were not ignored but adapted September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.224pp 978-1-316-51013-1 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 978-1-316-64950-3 Paperback £18.99 / US$24.99
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Modern disciplinary silos tend to separate classical philology and theology. This book explores for the first time the deep and significant interactions between them, revealing the often hidden or disavowed reliance of two major ways of understanding the world. • Explores the crucial history of two major disciplines and their interactions • Develops fascinating test cases which reveal the two disciplines’ reliance on one another • Showcases the distinct and contrasting approaches of nine distinguished scholars September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.288pp 978-1-108-49483-0 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99
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The Rhetoric of Roman Transportation Vehicles in Latin Literature Jared Hudson | Harvard University, Massachusetts
Offers the first systematic study of Roman vehicles in Latin literary texts. Examining key modes of transport including carts, carriages, chariots, and litters, Jared Hudson shows how Roman authors articulate ideas about power, gender, and empire through vivid vehicular portrayals. • Offers the first systematic examination of the literary portrayal of Roman vehicles • Analyzes recurring depictions of Roman transportation across a wide range of Latin texts • Contributes to the Latin lexicography of Roman vehicles January 2021 228 x 152 mm c.348pp 978-1-108-48176-2 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99
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Cicero’s Political Personae Joanna Kenty
Argues that Cicero assumed eight distinctive personae in the speeches of the latter half of his career to maximize political leverage and persuasion. Provides new insights into his political manoeuvring and the subtleties of his Latin prose. Accessible to students and non-specialists as well as scholars. • Addresses all of the speeches from the second half of Cicero’s career • Explores Cicero’s use of literary and rhetorical techniques to intervene in specific political and historical circumstances • Includes close philological readings of ancient texts with an appreciation for linguistic subtleties September 2020 228 x 152 mm c.300pp 978-1-108-83946-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99
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