Books in the Clarendon Paperbacks series

A survey of recent thought about the suffering of God, which explores the "theory of the cross" in modern German theology, American process theology, the "death of God" theology and the rejection of the idea of divine passibility by modern followers of classical theism.

During his short life Schubert produced a huge amount and variety of music. This biography paints a picture of him and his world, exploring family background, education and musical upbringing, his manic-depression, the effect of his lifestyle on his music, and the circumstances of his death.

Readers of Greek literary, historical, oratorical, ritual and even medical texts, are all liable to encounter ideas of pollution. This text seeks to describe and analyze this wide-ranging and complex concept.

The visual effect of the staging of Aeschylus' plays was an essential part of their impact. All that survives today are the scripts but this book attempts to search for clues of Aeschylus' stagecraft in the texts of the plays themselves.

Essays on the work of H.P.Grice, a philosopher predominantly known for his contributions to the philosophy of language. Most of these essays discuss or present his less-known work, but some are original papers by philosophers which develop Grice's work in the philosophy of language.

Focusing on a new development in economic theory which involves bounded or limited rationality, the author describes two laboratory experiments that test versions of his macroeconomic models. He analyzes some promising applications of the methods surveyed, as well as their limitations.

In this book, the authors expound a theory of monetary policy, and examine how it has worked in the UK. They analyse the behaviour of the banking system and the difficulties of central bank control. In a clearly written account they explain the changes taking place in monetary policy.

This book challenges the traditional distinction between eros, the love found in Greek thought, and agape, the love characteristic of Christianity. By showing that Plato's account of eros is not founded on self-interest, the author restores the place of erotic love as a Christian motif, and unravels some long standing confusions in philosophical discussions about love.

Explores Kafka's early dandyism and interest in fashion, literary decadence, and the "superficial" spectacle of modern urban life, as well as his subsequent repudiation of these phenomena in forging a literary identity as an isolated, otherwordly "poet" of modern alientation.

This critical examination questions whether private property can be claimed as one of the rights of mankind. The author contrasts two types of arguments about rights: those based on historical entitlement, and those based on the importance of property to freedom.

A study of the 18th century's revisions and revaluations of Shakespeare, considering the period's stage adaptations in the context of the cultural changes in which they participate. In so doing it provides an account of Shakespeare's promotion from archaic playwright to England's timeless Bard.

An examination of the relationship between the public and private lives of the men who were involved in the politics of the western Roman Empire in the late 4th and early 5th centuries. There is a postscript which examines work done on the subject since the book was first published in 1975.

This text opens with an overview of the rhetorical system as it was developed in classical times. It surveys and analyzes material from Aristotle and Plato through the Renaissance to the modern novel and the critical theories of Roman Jakobson and Paul de Man.

A study of the origins and nature of Japanese imperialism from the Sino-Japanese War until its collapse following World War II. The author describes how Japan's aims were influenced by growing industrialization and its experience of Western imperialism.

This commentary, first published in 1981, has been reissued to take account of recent important publications that have been written on many of the topics covered in the "Athenaion Politeia". A section of addenda surveying this recent work has been added.

Composed of three connected essays, this volume explores theoretical understanding and human conduct in general, the ideal mode of human relationship, which the author calls "civil association", and the ambiguous, historic association commonly called a modern European state.

In this text, the author defends the proposition that "moral laws" can play a legitimate - if subsidiary - role in preserving the "moral ecology" of the cultural environment in which people live their lives.

The history of witchcraft and sorcery has attracted a great deal of interest, but studies have been largely from the Anglo-Saxon perspective. This book shows how what has hitherto been seen as peculiar to Britain was in fact characteristic of much of northern Europe. It takes into account major developments in the historiography of witchcraft.

This is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Shakespeare and his favourite poet, Ovid. Examining the full range of Shakespeare's works, Jonathan Bate shows how deeply creative the influence of Ovid was. His accessible study reveals Shakespeare as an extraordinarily sophisticated reader of Ovidian myth and as a metamorphic artist as fluid and nimble as his classical original.

The composer Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was an educational pioneer. This book studies his ideas on the use of movement and improvization in the process of music learning, and the application of these ideas to the vital experiencing of musical material.

This is an analysis of popular music from a musical, as opposed to a sociological, biographical or political point of view. The author surveys Western popular music in all its forms - blues, ragtime, waltzes, marches, music hall, ballads and folk music - and uncovers similarities and common roots.

The author follows the piano's history, from the fortepiano of Mozart's time to the most sophisticated modern products of the Japanese manufacturers and looks at the professional musicians, the hire-purchase touts and fashionable ladies, amongst others.

Deals with two fundamental themes of late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. It explores both Alaric's Goths in the West and the authorities in Constantinople.

This is a study of a single community in early modern England. The authors examine the interaction of demographic, economic, social, administrative and cultural change on the villagers of Terling between 1525 and 1700.

This book provides a fascinating introduction to women's lives in the centuries when Christianity became the dominant religion. There are chapters on women and the law, medicine, and domestic life, and the author discusses some of the anicent, many still influential, theories about the nature of women. "Wonderfully rich in detail and example" - Daily Telegraph

It is a common experience that words are inadequate for music. Drawing on psychological and philosophical materials as well as the analysis of specific musical examples, this study attempts to make a clear distinction between the province of music theory and that of aesthetic criticism.

The author's thesis is that the main characteristic of music is to express and evoke emotion and that all composers whose music has a tonal basis have used the same, or closely similar, melodic phrases, harmonies, and rhythms to express and evoke the same emotions.

An exploration of Shakespeare's works in the cultural and historical context of their time. As well as providing an original way of understanding Shakespeare's achievements, it analyzes the cultural process.

Offers answers to three central questions about well-being: the best way to understand it; whether it can be measured; and where it should fit in moral and political thought.

The origins, development, and nature of the Greek city-state or polis remain a central concern in the study of ancient Greece. This book contains 14 studies representing the different methodological approaches currently being practised.