Scrinium Classical Antiquity

SIMON, E., The Ancient Theatre. Translated by C.E. Vafopoulou-Richardson. Routledge, New York, 1982. 1st ed. 50p. ills. Paperback. 'Erika Simon has produced an introduction to the archaeology of the Greek Thaetre, tragedy, comedy, and satyr play, which may fairly claim to outclass any other book of comparable scope and length. It is judicious, succinct, up-to-date, well illustrated, and it benefits on every page from the author's exceptional knowledge of the visual arts. (...) The book is closely argues with a learned bibliography, ans so would make a testing introduction to the subject for a beginner. (...) This polished 'libellus' is worth any number of laborious and overloaded 'cartae'.' (OLIVER TAPLIN on the German original in The Classical Review (New Series), 1975, pp.58-59). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

POLLITT, J.J., The Ancient View of Greek Art. Criticism, History, and Terminology. Student Edition. Yale University Press, New Haven / London, 1974. XII,282p. Paperback. Series: Yale Publications in the History of Art, 26. € 29.00 (Antiquarian)

KOVACS, P.D., The Andromache of Euripides. An Interpretation. Scholars Press, Chico, 1980. 117p. Sewn. Series: American Classical Studies, 6. From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 17.50 (Antiquarian)

MENANDER, The Angry Old Man. (Dyskolos). Translated by W.H. Hewitt and M.W.M. Pope. Balkema, Amsterdam/Cape Town, 1960. 45p. Sewn. Head spine little bit worn. € 13.50 (Antiquarian)

WALKER, B., The Annals of Tacitus. A Study in the Writing of History. University Press, Manchester, 1960. 2nd ed.(with minor corrections). VIII,284p. Cloth. Cover slightly stained. Spine bit bumped. Fore edge foxed. Signature in pencil on free endpaper. Personal summary loosely inserted.'The fact that Miss Walker's book is now in its second edition is evidence enough to its value. Its starts with a detailed survey, book by book, of Tacitus' treatment of the period, and being in English, this survey has the great merit that it can be read by those who know no Latin as well as by those who know the language. After this, the dramatic and rhetorical qualities of Tacitus' writing are examined, and, in a separate chapter, the baffling problem (...) of 'the divergence in some contexts of factual and non-factual material.' There follows a chapter, which is the best part of the book (...) on 'Tacitus the man' (...) the lessons which life taught him and the prejudices which it implanted in him. (...) Altogether her book cannot be recommended too warmly for the reading not only of undergraduates but also of their elders. It has much to teach us all.' (J.P.V.D. BALSDON in The Classical Review (New Series), 1962, p.155). € 19.50 (Antiquarian)

WALKER, B., The Annals of Tacitus. A Study in the Writing of History. University Press, Manchester, 1968. Reprint 2nd corr. ed. VIII,284p. Cloth wrps. Wrps bit worn and a bit discoloured. 'The fact that Miss Walker's book is now in its second edition is evidence enough to its value. Its starts with a detailed survey, book by book, of Tacitus' treatment of the period, and being in English, this survey has the great merit that it can be read by those who know no Latin as well as by those who know the language. After this, the dramatic and rhetorical qualities of Tacitus' writing are examined, and, in a separate chapter, the baffling problem (...) of 'the divergence in some contexts of factual and non-factual material.' There follows a chapter, which is the best part of the book (...) on 'Tacitus the man' (...) the lessons which life taught him and the prejudices which it implanted in him. (...) Altogether her book cannot be recommended too warmly for the reading not only of undergraduates but also of their elders. It has much to teach us all.' (J.P.V.D. BALSDON in The Classical Review (New Series), 1962, p.155). € 22.50 (Antiquarian)

TACITUS, The Annals, Books XIII-XVI. With an English translation by J. Jackson. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass.) / Heinemann, London. 1991. Reprint 1sy ed.1937. Original red gilt stamped cloth. Stamp on free endpaper. Series: Loeb Classical Library, LCL 322. Nice copy. € 18.00 (Antiquarian)

TACITUS, The Annals, Books XIII-XVI. With an English translation by J. Jackson. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass.) / Heinemann, London. 1969. Folding map. Original red gilt stamped cloth. Name stamp with adress as well as a personal note on free end paper. Pen and pencil markings, underlinings, and some annotations on pp.2-30. Series: Loeb Classical Library, LCL 322. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

TACITUS, The Annals. Book 1.1-54. Edited with a Commentary by F.R.D. Goodyear. Cambridge University Press, London, 1972. X, 367p. Original brown cloth with dust wrps. Dust wrps to spine a bit discoloured. pp.352-354 loose in binding. A few small and light remains of colour pencil makrings(Rare thus). Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, 15.'It contains an Introduction in which the editor deals with the manuscript, surveys earlier editions and editors, and treats of aspects of Tacitean historiography: it contains (...) a useful apparatus, and it contains 245 pages of commentary on the text, together with Appendices on certain aspects of Tacitean style. Textual problems are very fully discussed, with proper reference to Tacitean and Latin usage, and to meaning. (...) The commentary is well set out, and convenient of reference.' (N.P. MILLER in The Classical Review (New Series), 1975, pp.224-5). € 85.00 (Antiquarian)

TACITUS, The Annals. Volume 1, Annals 1.1-54. Edited with a Commentary by F.R.D. Goodyear. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2004. X,367p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, 15. 'It contains an Introduction in which the editor deals with the manuscript, surveys earlier editions and editors, and treats of aspects of Tacitean historiography: it contains (...) a useful apparatus, and it contains 245 pages of commentary on the text, together with Appendices on certain aspects of Tacitean style. Textual problems are very fully discussed, with proper reference to Tacitean and Latin usage, and to meaning. (...) The commentary is well set out, and convenient of reference.' (N.P. MILLER in The Classical Review (New Series), 1975, pp.224-25). € 77.00 (New)