Classics – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Allusions and Reflections

Greek and Roman Mythology in Renaissance Europe

Edited By: Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre

£57.99

The contributors to this volume explore the struggles and strategies of recycling and transforming ancient mythology during the Renaissance. They focus on the re-configuration of classical myths in political, erotic and ceremonial contexts.

Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art

Edited By: Evangelia Georgitsoyanni

From £33.99

This collection of papers charts European cemeteries as cultural sites and open-air museums. Authors present funerary art, investigate historical approaches, and propose ways to promote cemetery heritage, laying the groundwork for public discussion on our common heritage.

Art and Violence in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Edited By: Robert G. Sullivan, Meriem Pagès

From £30.99

This collection of essays explores the intersection of art and violence in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It will appeal to students, scholars, and readers with an interest in medieval and early modern art history.

In Memoriam

Commemoration, Communal Memory and Gender Values in the Ancient Graeco-Roman World

Edited By: Helène Whittaker

£34.99

Ancient societies deliberately perpetuated the memory of individuals and events. This volume discusses the creation of memory in the Graeco-Roman world, asking how an individual’s gender and social status affected their chances of being remembered after death.

Lucian’s Dialogi Marini

By: Adam N. Bartley

£34.99

Lucian, a 2nd-century satirist, composed the Dialogues of the Sea Gods: a collection of amusing dialogues between figures from Greek myth. This volume examines his work, contemporary views on myth, and the flourishing of Greek culture under Roman rule.

Menander’s Characters in Context

From the 4th Century BC to the Modern Greek Stage

By: Stavroula Kiritsi

From £32.99

To appreciate Menander’s naturalistic characters, we need a guide to his time: Aristotle. This book examines two of Menander’s comedies in this light, comparing the ancient originals to modern adaptations and shedding new light on cultural values, then and now.

Transatlantic Modernism

Writers, Thought, and the Quest for Truth

By: Robert P. McParland

£64.99

This book explores transatlantic modernism's interactions with philosophy, religion, and art. It considers how authors like Woolf, Joyce, Faulkner, and Eliot engaged explorations of literary form, identity, and truth while searching for—or denying—belief.

This book explores transatlantic modernism’s interactions with philosophy, religion, and art. It considers how authors like Woolf, Joyce, Faulkner, and Eliot engaged explorations of literary form, identity, and truth while searching for—or denying—belief.