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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony J. Podlecki , A. J. PodleckiPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Aris & Phillips Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9780856684722ISBN 10: 0856684724 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 25 October 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: Greek, ancient (to 1453) Table of Contents"Editor's Preface Introduction 1. Prometheus, Bringer-of-fire 2. Prometheus in archaic Greece 3. Associated myths 4. Near Eastern parallels 5. Prometheus in fifth-century cult 6. Prometheus philanthropes: the fifth-century idea of progress 7. The Prometheus Bound in its trilogy; possible sequels 8. The ""Problem"" of Zeus 9. Prometheus in ancient Greek art 10. True Promethean fire 11. The Text of Prometheus Bound Symbols in the Apparatus Criticus Greek Text (with Apparatus) and facing Translation Commentary Appendices 1. The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound 2. The Geography of Prometheus Bound Bibliography and Abbreviations"ReviewsThe Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. -- JACT Review JACT Review The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. -- Robert Tatam JACT Review, 2006 The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. --Robert Tatam JACT Review (01/01/2006) Author InformationAnthony J. Podlecki is a retired Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia. He has written many books, with a major focus on the interaction between the literature and the history of ancient Greece of the archaic and classical periods. These include 'Perikles and his Circle' (Routledge) and 'The Political Background to Aeschylean Tragedy' (Bristol Classical Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |