Ibn Rushd (1126-1198), better known as Averroes, is said to be the greatest among the Muslim commentators on Aristotle and is especially known for his influence on medieval Christendom and on medieval and Renaissance science and philosophy. This volume...

A collection of treatises by Averroes on the nature and properties of the heavens. Includes a critical edition of the Hebrew text with English translation, commentary and introduction.

A beautiful book on the famed Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TexasThe Chinati Foundation, a world-famous destination for large-scale contemporary art, was founded by Donald Judd (1928–1994) to preserve and present a select number of permanent installations...

Gábor Betegh presents the first systematic reconstruction and examination of the Derveni papyrus and analyzes its role in the intellectual milieu of its age. Found in 1962 near Thessaloniki among the remains of a funeral pyre, it is one of the earliest...

Focusing on the three centuries from Augustus to Constantine, the author analyzes the Roman emperor's functions, the social realities behind his exercise of power, and his communication with his subjects

Jones begins by describing the movement whereby Greek politcal institutions swept over the Near Eastern lands conquered by Alexander. He then goes on to trace the adaptation of the city to its new environment, the Hellenistic kingdom and the Roman empire...

This book is at once a thorough study of the educational system for the Greeks of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt, and a window to the vast panorama of educational practices in the Greco-Roman world. It describes how people learned, taught, and practiced...

A collection of essays that charts the borderland between falsehood and fiction in the ancient world, particularly by considering how far "lying" was distinguished from "fiction" at different periods and in different genres. Areas included are early...

This richly illustrated work provides a new and deeper perspective on the interaction of visual representation and classical culture from the fifth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. Drawing on a variety of source materials such as Graeco-Roman...

Contemporary artists and writers reflect on the Great Migration and the ways that it continues to inform the Black experience in AmericaThe Great Migration (1915–70) saw more than six million African Americans leave the South for destinations across the...

Book by Hayden, John O.

H.d. Rankin. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 254-256.

Since its initial publication in 1979, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion has become an essential classroom resource in the field of classical studies. The Society of Biblical Literature is pleased to present a corrected edition—in a new,...

Stoicism is now widely recognized as one of the most important philosophical schools of ancient Greece and Rome. But how did it influence Western thought after Greek and Roman antiquity? The contributors recruited for this volume include leading...

This volume presents fourteen essays by leading figures in the fields of ancient philosophy and contemporary metaphysics, discussing Aristotle's theory of the unity and identity of substances, a topic that remains at the center of metaphysical enquiry...

Originally published in the 1980s and out of print until now, Rodefer's four long poems are milestones in American avant-garde poetry.Stephen Rodefer was an innovative, singular American writer—a student of Charles Olson’s often associated with the...