Agamemnon in Performance 458 BC to AD 2004
Agamemnon in Performance 458 BC to AD 2004

Author: Fiona Macintosh

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005-12-08

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 0199263515

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This interdisciplinary, multi-author volume is devoted to the performance reception of Aeschylus's 'Agamemnon', the first play in a trilogy. The eighteen essays trace the story of the impact of this seminal play, from its original performance in Athens, through ancient Rome and the European Renaissance until the present day.

Classics and the Uses of Reception
Classics and the Uses of Reception

Author: Charles Martindale

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0470775440

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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.

Theorising Performance
Theorising Performance

Author: Edith Hall

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0715638262

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Constitutes the first analysis of the modern performance of ancient Greek drama from a theoretical perspective.

Ptolemy's Almagest
Ptolemy's Almagest

Author: Ptolemy

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1998-11-08

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 0691002606

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Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still is the main source for our knowledge of ancient astronomy. This translation, based on the standard Greek text of Heiberg, makes the work accessible to English readers in an intelligible and reliable form. It contains numerous corrections derived from medieval Arabic translations and extensive footnotes that take account of the great progress in understanding the work made in this century, due to the discovery of Babylonian records and other researches. It is designed to stand by itself as an interpretation of the original, but it will also be useful as an aid to reading the Greek text.