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Heretical Hellenism Heretical Hellenism Shanyn Fiske "The prevailing assumption regarding the Victorians' relationship to ancient Greece is that Greek knowledge constituted an exclusive discourse within elite male domains. Heretical Hellenism: Women Wr… OL11938188W
Historia Alexandri Magni Historia Alexandri Magni Quintus Curtius Rufus The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader. OL145025W
Greek Literature and the Roman Empire Greek Literature and the Roman Empire Tim Whitmarsh xiv, 377 p. ; 22 cm OL6030703W
Simone Weil's Apologetic Use of Literature Simone Weil's Apologetic Use of Literature Marie Cabaud Meaney Marie Cabaud Meaney looks at Simone Weil's Christological interpretations of the Sophoclean Antigone and Electra, the Iliad and Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound. Apart from her article on the Iliad, Weil'… OL9332293W
The Cast of Character The Cast of Character Nancy Worman "Well before Aristotle's Rhetoric elucidated the elements of verbal style that give writing its persuasive power, Greek poets and prose authors understood the importance of style in creating compelli… OL9380112W