Books in the Bristol Classical Paperbacks series

This study defines the genre of the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world, and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. Critical studies of "The Satyricon" of Petronius and the "Metamorphoses" (or "The Golden Ass") of Apuleius are included.

Milton has long been recognised as being among English poets most indebted to ancient literature. Here Martindale examines the use Milton made of other ancient poets, notably Homer, Ovid and Lucan, and finds some surprising elements in the style of "Paradise Lost".

This volume, published in 1968, was the first critical study of Persius in English. This new edition offers a close reading within the framework of criticism which led classics in the 1960s. In it, the author emphasizes the distinction between persona and poet.

This text sets out to illuminate all the central themes of Roman satire. It offers a synchronic assessment of different aspects of the work of Lucilius, Horace, Persius and Juvenal: their aims; their styles; and their views on freedom of speech, class patronage, Greeks and sex.

The origins of modern science and philosophy lie in Greek civilization of the 5th and 6th centuries BC. A series of thinkers, the "Presocratic philosophers", created new ways of looking at the world. This text charts the developments, using translations of surviving fragments of the Presocratics.

A general introduction to the Hellenistic philosophy of Cynicism. In the BRISTOL CLASSICAL PAPERBACK series.

Anderson's text includes examinations of each of the books, notes, suggestions for further reading, and a Vergil chronology.

The political aspects of Augustan poetry have attracted much academic interest. Here six essays explore political themes in the works of such poets as Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Propertius. Themes covered include controversies of the Civil Wars and changing representations of Cleopatra.

E. T. Owen discusses what makes the Iliad such an enduring work of art. He discusses narrative technique, imagery, and characterization, and shows how each incident contributes to the overall emotional effect of the poem.

Classical literature contains a good deal of scattered literary theory. This book attempts to analyze the main themes against their historical background. It discusses ancient beliefs and theories relating to inspiration, the poet's message, the rhetorical approach and other areas.

This text from the "Bristol Classical Press Paperbacks" series examines the history of Sparta.

Suetonius, a Roman historian, was the author of "The Lives of the Caesars". This biography sets the historian's career and his method of dealing with his subject matter in the context of Roman society in the early Empire, and draws a picture of the coherence of Suetonius's life.

This study appraises the work of all the Roman satirists, from the 2nd century BC, to the end of the reign of Hadrian in AD 138. The satirists' work is shown to reflect the constantly changing society in which they lived, and its topics range from the morally earnest to the bawdy.

This is a literary explication to the Odyssey. The book includes a chronology, extensive notes, and suggestions for further reading.

This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age.

This version of Goodwin's text is the one enlarged in 1899 from its original 1860 form. The aim of this paperback edition is to make the work available to new generations of Greek scholars who should find its comprehensiveness and its clarity a valuable source of reference.

Originally published over 50 years ago as "Vita Romana", this work covers every aspect of Roman life: the architecture and layout of the city; the home, clothes, travel, sports and pastimes; the role of women; industry, education, law, culture and medicine.

Our understanding of Greek and Roman civilization is in considerable measure a product of the literary skills of its historians. Writing at different times from different viewpoints, they illustrate developments and influences. This book surveys the work of these historians.