Scrinium Classical Antiquity

GRUBE, G.M.A., The Greek and Roman Critics. Methuen, London, 1968. XI,372p. Paperback.'In the main the book consists of a straightforward summary of what the ancient writers said about literature, with explanatory comment. It is thorough, and well proportioned. (...). In spite of some inaccuracies and inelegancies, this is an eminently useful book.' (M.L. CLARKE in The Classical Review (New Series), 1966, pp.203-04). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 13.50 (Antiquarian)

HÄGG, Th., The Novel in Antiquity. Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1983.X,264p. ills.(B&W photographs, line drawings, maps). Paperback. Nice copy.'The mere title, 'The Novel in Antiquity' may come as a surprise to some. And that is the first justification for Hägg's splendid volume. The genre of 'novel' seems to have emerged (...) around the first century B.C. in Greek. It lasted around half a millennium, was revived in Byzantium in the twelfth century, and exercised a remarkable influence on European authors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Hägg aims to fill in the details of this picture and provide a guide to what the various novels and novel-like animals were like (...). In addition to exploration of the novels and other works of prose fiction, Hägg offers a chapter on 'The Social Background and the First Readers of the Novel' and a chapter on the use of the ancient novel in more modern times (...) whose interest is again maintained by careful selection rather than an attempt to be compendious. (...) This is a very reliable and learned book which is stimulating, beautiful, and outstandingly useful. It is the book the novel needs and which will win converts to the novel.' (KEN DOWDEN in Greece & Rome, 1984, pp.80-81). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

HÄHNLE, A., Gnorismata. Laupp, Tübingen, n.d.(1929). 145p. Sewn. Loosening. Diss. Universität zu Tübingen. (Rare).From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 75.00 (Antiquarian)

HALL, F.W., A Companion to Classical Texts. Olms, Hildesheim, 1968. Photomechanical reprint ed.1913. VIII,363p. Cloth. Spine bit discoloured. Else fine.From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 22.00 (Antiquarian)

HAMILTON, H.C., Grammar of the Greek language. Lockwood, London, 1873. 8th ed. 164p. Publisher's catalogue (16p.) Cloth. Cover embossed and gilt titled. Front hinges cracked. Cover and spine bit worn. (Rare thus).According to the titlepage: 'In accordance with the principles and philological researches of the most eminent scholars of our own day.' From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 25.00 (Antiquarian)

HAMILTON, R., and M.W. HASLAM, Euripides' Alcestis. Commentary. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, 1980. VI,38p. Wire stitched. From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 9.00 (Antiquarian)

HANDLEY, E.W., and J.M., (eds.), Papers in Honour of R.P. Winnington-Ingram. From BICS, Number 31. University of London, Institute of Classical Studies, n.d.(>1984). 38p. Sewn. BICS, number 31.Contents: P.E. EASTERLING: The Tragic Homer (pp.1-9); M.L. CUNNINGHAM: Aeschylus, 'Agamemnon' 231-247 (pp.9-13); J.P. BARRON: Ibycus: 'Gorgias' and other poems (pp.13-25); E.W. HANDLEY: Another fragment of Menander's Sikyonios (pp.25-33); B. GREDLEY: R.W. Winnington-Ingram, (ed.): A Bibliography (pp.33-38). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 27.50 (Antiquarian)

HARDIE, W.R., Latin Prose Composition. Comprising Part I. Notes on Grammar, Style, and Idiom. Part II. English Passages for Translation into Latin. Edward Arnold, London, 1958. Reprint ed.1908. XI,350p. Cloth.Spine discoloured, title fading. (Rare thus). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 21.50 (Antiquarian)

HARRIOTT, R.M., Aristophanes. Poet and Dramatist. Croom Helm, London/Sydney, 1986. 194p. Hardbound wrps. Upper edge slightly rust stained, but nice copy.'While I did find many of this book's individual observations helpful or thought-provoking, my overall impression was, regretfully, one of many lost opportunities, both for penetrating close analysis and for illuminating synthesis.' (MALCOLM HEATH in The Classical Review (New Series), 1986, p.309). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 14.50 (Antiquarian)

HARTKAMP, R., and F. HURKA, (eds.), Studien zu Plautus' 'Cistellaria'. Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen, 2004. 491p. Bound. Series: ScriptOralia, 128. Dieser Sammelband zur lange vernachlässigten, aber geistvollen 'Cistellaria' präsentiert 30 Beiträge von Gelehrten aus zehn Ländern, die das Stück mit vielfältigen Fragestellungen aus den Bereichen Analyse, Interpretation, Gender, Datierung, Metrik, Textkritk und Rezeption erschließen. Durch den Blick auf andere plautinische Komödien trägt der Band auch zu einer Erweiterung der Perspektive auf das Gesamtwerk des römischen Dichters bei. (Publisher's information). A.o.: E. LEFÈVRE: Plautus' 'Cistellaria' zwischen Menanders 'Synaristosai' und italischem Stegreifspeil (pp.51-89); J.Chr.B. LOWE: Dramatic Time and Space in 'Cistellaria' and 'Synaristosai' (pp.89-107); G. MANUWALD: Das verlorene Kästchen - die gefährdete Anagnorisi in Plautus 'Cistellaria' (pp.137-149); N. ZAGAGI: Tradition and Originality in 'Cistellaria': The Characterization of Selenius and Alcesimarchus as Comic Lovers (pp.167-187); U. AUHAGEN: Das Hetärenfrühstück - Grieschisches und Römisches bei Plautus (pp.187-211); J. BLÄNDSDORF: Menander und Plautus in den Cantica der 'Cistellaria' (pp.295-309); W. GEOFFREY ARNOTT: A New Mosaic of Menander's 'Synaristosai' (pp.399-407); L. CASTAGNA: La 'Cistellaria' integrata: Plauto ne 'Gl'Incantesimi' di G. Maria Cecchi (pp.407-433). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 69.50 (Antiquarian)