Scrinium Classical Antiquity

LESKY, A., Greek Tragedy. Translated by H.A. Frankfort. With Foreword by E.G. Turner. Ernest Benn, London, 1978. 3rd ed. XIII,233p. Paperback. Upper corner front cover a bit creased. Spine a bit discoloured. Blind tooling stamp and date on half title. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

LESKY, A., Greek Tragedy. Translated by H.A. Frankfort. With Foreword by E.G. Turner. Ernest Benn, London / New York, 1967. 2nd corr.impr. XIII,229p. Paperback. Spine with traces of use.From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

RUTHERFORD, R.B., Greek Tragic Style. Form, Language and Interpretation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2014. 1st paperback edition. XIX,471p. Paperback. An exhaustive study of Greek tragic style could, potentially, fill thousands of pages. R. does not claim to be offering an exhaustive or comprehensive account, merely 'an exploration'. (...) R. not only offers a sober, lucid account of the principal features of tragic form and language, but he also directs the novice (...) to other authoritative accounts. (...) The value of R.'s work lies in the fact that it puts its finger decisively on many important topics and provides ample stimulus for further debate. Its clarity and rigour of presentation are hard to fault, its discussions of individual passges are satisfyingly complex and thoughtful, and above all is a timely reminder of the importance treating tragedy as poetry.' (MATTHEW WRIGHT in The Classical Review (New Series), 2013, pp.33-34). € 33.95 (New)

REHM, R., Greek Tragic Theatre. Routledge, London / NewYork, 1994. 1st paperback ed. X,168p. Paperback.Back cover partly a bit browned. Ex libris stamp and date on half title. Series: Theatre Production Studies. 'Ambitious in its aims, businesslike in construction, thought-provoking in assertions, the boo addresses an awesomely wide range of issues. In the first half of the book R. discusses aspects of performance that are all the more tricky because they are taken for granted by the ancient writers and theatre-goers themselves and yet are barely intelligible to modern audiences and critics. In the second half he explores the theatrical purpose and effectiveness of four paradigm 'plays'. (...) The scale and range of the book mean that it can bring out in brief space what T.S Eliot calls the 'concrete visual actuality' of these extraordinary productions. It does this with flair. The size and shape of the theatre, dress, props, costings etc. (all controversial issues) are dealt with in a clear brisk manner that is helpful to anyone wishing to grasp the total picture(...). At a more basic level it is nice how succinctly he glosses all those key theatrical words (...). Unexpectedly for a book by a writer on drama the book is at its best where it is most philosophical; weakest where it discusses the plays in performance.' (EVERARD FLINTOFF in The Classical Review (New Series), 1993, pp.434-435). € 20.00 (Antiquarian)

BLUCK, A.S. (ed.), Greek Unseens. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1962. 120p. Sewn. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 27.50 (Antiquarian)

MITCHELL, A.G., Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 2012. 1st paperback edition. XXIV,371p. ills. Paperback. The author is thorough and I can think of no genre of Greek humour which he has overlooked, and he has been as thorough with the relevant literary evidence as with the representational. The book is very fully illustrated, often with the author’s own vectorised drawings in black and white, which allow for distortions due to vase curvature (...). (JOHN BOARDMAN in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2011.02.14). € 34.50 (New)

BUSCHOR, E., Greek Vase-Painting. Hacker Art Bokks, NewYork, 1978. 180p. 160 plates (B&W photographs). Cloth. € 29.00 (Antiquarian)

VEITCH, W., Greek Verbs. Irregular and Defective. Their Forms, Meaning and Quantity. Embracing all the Tenses used by the Greek Writers, with References to the Passages in which they are found. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1871. New ed. VIII,637p. Cloth. Back cover and spine gone. Front cover loose. With signatures of W.R. Inge and K.J. Dover. From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 39.50 (Antiquarian)

JOINT ASSOCIATION OF CLASSICAL TEACHERS, Greek Vocabulary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (...), 1980. 45p. Small personal library mark on bottom front cover and free endpaper. Name on free endpaper. Series: Greek Course. From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

CHASE, G.H., Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art. The Classical Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Revised with additions by C.C. Vermeule. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1963. X,290p. ills. Wireless. Back traces of use. Name on cover. Joint. € 13.50 (Antiquarian)