Forthcoming Greek History & Culture Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Modern Honor

   A Philosophical Defense

   By Anthony Cunningham

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   This book examines the notion of honor with an eye to dissecting its intellectual demise and with the aim of making a case for honor’s rehabilitation. Western intellectuals acknowledge honor’s influence, but they lament its authority. For Western democratic societies to embrace honor, it must be...

   To Be Published April 18th 2013 by Routledge
2. The People of Aristophanes (Routledge Revivals)

   A Sociology of Old Attic Comedy

   By Victor Ehrenberg

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1951, The People of Aristophanes provides a sociological account of Athens in the period of its greatest glory. Drawing upon Old Attic Comedy and the plays of Aristophanes, the author recreates, for the reader, the life of Athens at that time. He writes extensively about social...

   To Be Published April 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Byzantine Achievement (Routledge Revivals)

   An Historical Perspective, A.D. 330-1453

   By Robert Byron

   First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Byron’s work...

   To Be Published April 27th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Greek City and its Institutions

   By G. Glotz

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric

   4th Edition

   By James J. Murphy, Richard A. Katula, Michael Hoppmann

   Continuing its tradition of providing students with a thorough review of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practices, A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivid examples of each...

   To Be Published July 8th 2013 by Routledge
6. Consumerism in the Ancient Mediterranean

   Imports and Identity Construction

   By Justin Walsh

   Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

   Study of long-distance trade in Greek pottery traces its intellectual roots back to twentieth-century investigations of Greek colonization. Scholarship until 1980 tended to treat colonial interactions as a straightforward and one-way transmission of Greek culture to indigenous groups. In this model...

   To Be Published September 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society

   A Sourcebook

   By Marguerite Johnson, Terry Ryan

   Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

   This Sourcebook contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity.The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Formation of the Greek People

   By A. Jarde

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
9. Art in Greece

   By W. Deonna, A. de Ridder

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
10. History of Greek Literature

    From Homer to the Hellenistic Period

    By Albrecht Dihle

    The most up-to-date history of Greek literature from its Homeric origins to the age of Augustus. Greek literary production throughout this period of some eight centuries is embedded in its historical and social context, and Professor Dihle sees this literature as a historical phenomenon, a...

    To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge