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Selfhood and the Soul
Selfhood and the Soul is a collection of original essays in honor of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. The contributions cover a wide range of approaches and topics, but all are committed to examining central issues about the experience of being a person and the question of how best to live.
Ion, Helen, Orestes
An acclaimed translator of Euripidean tragedy in its earlier and more familiar modes, Diane Arnson Svarlien now turns to three plays that showcase the special qualities of Euripides’ late dramatic art. Like her earlier volumes, Ion, Helen, Orestes offers modern, accurate, accessible, and stageworthy versions that preserve the metrical and musical form of the originals. Matthew Wright’s Introduction and notes offer illuminating guidance to first-time readers of Euripides, while pointing up the appeal of this distinctive grouping of plays.
Gender and Communication in Euripides' Plays
In Greek tragedy, women constantly struggle to control language. This book shows how aspects of womena (TM)s communicationa "song, silence and secret-keeping as female verbal genres, and the challenges of speaking out of placea "constitute a decisive factor in Euripidesa (TM) portrayal of gender.
The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1)
"Matthew Wright offers an authoritative two-volume critical introduction and guide to the lost tragedies. This first volume examines the remains of works by playwrights such as Phrynichus, Agathon, Neophron, Critias, Astydamas, Chaeremon, and many others who have been forgotten or neglected. (Volume 2 explores the lost works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.)" -- Publisher's website.
Reading While Black
Reading Scripture from the perspective of Black church tradition can help us connect with a rich faith history and address the urgent issues of our times. Demonstrating an ongoing conversation between the collective Black experience and the Bible, New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley shares a personal and scholarly testament to the power and hope of Black biblical interpretation.
Evangelion Da-Mepharreshe
Originally published in 1904, this book is the second of a two-volume edition of the Curetonian manuscript, comprising the four Gospels and the Sinaitic Palimpsest, all of which were written in Syriac. This second volume contains a detailed introduction to the manuscript and the text's relationship to later Syriac versions of the same texts. Burkitt also includes patristic commentary on the manuscript and the differences between it and the Diatessaron. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the transmission of the Christian Gospels or the history of the Syriac church.
