Scrinium Classical Antiquity

CLINE, E.H., De Trojaanse Oorlog. Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2015. 150p. Paperback. Series: Elementaire Deeltjes, 25. (Original Title: The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction). Dit Elementaire Deeltje reflecteert de langdurige populariteit van archeologie. Voor de één is het een hobby, voor de ander een carrière, maar in alle gevallen omvat het ruim tweeënhalf miljoen jaar wereldgeschiedenis. En archeologie is meer dan alleen romantisch opgraven: ook theorievorming, technologie en wetenschap spelen een belangrijke rol. Paul Bahn geeft een pakkend kijkje in de keuken van de hedendaagse archeoloog. (Publisher's information). € 9.99 (New)

CLOCHÉ, P., Isocrate et son temps. Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1963. XV,140p. Sewn. Series: Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Besançon, vol. 54. € 45.00 (Antiquarian)

COBET, C.G., Variae Lectiones quibus continentur Observationes Criticae in Scriptores Graecos. Brill, Lugduni Batavorum, 1873. 2nd enlarged ed. XXXV,681. Hard bound. Front book plate as well as spine loose. Binding broken in two, nearly three parts. Partly rust stained. € 40.00 (Antiquarian)

COBET, C.G., Novae Lectiones quibus continentur Observationes Criticae in Scriptores Graecos. Brill, Lugduni Batavorum, 1858. XXIV,890. Half leather bound. Pen underlinings, strikes and annotations. € 40.00 (Antiquarian)

CODINO, F., Einführung in Homer. De Gruyter, Berlin, 1970. XI,242p. Paperback. Head and tail spine slightly worn. Edges a bit yellowed. Name and date on title page. Some smoker's smell. 'This German translation by R. Enking will undoubtedly be useful and find sympathetic readers in the appropriate linguistic area. The rendering, which starts from the advantage of a lucidly composed original, appears to be effective and stylish. (...) One of the most annoying features of the original has been mended. Footnotes, which were formerly completely lacking, have been added where authorities have been quoted. The indexes have been overhauled and extended. A short bibliography with comments (the latest entry is 1967) has also been added. The result is a very serviceable but rather conservative guide to Homeric studies.' (J.B. HAINSWORTH in The Classical Review (New Series), 1972, pp.268-269). € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

COLLARD, C., Euripides. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1981. 39p. Wire stitched. With author's intention on title page. Series: Greece & Rome, New Surveys in the Classics, no.14. From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 12.50 (Antiquarian)

COLTON, R.E., Juvenal's Use of Martial's Epigrams. A Study of Literary Influence. Hakkert, Amsterdam, 1991. XI,775p. Carton cover. Offset print. Spine a bit wrinkled due to production process. Lower corner front cover slightly creased. Series: Classical And Byzantine Monographs, Vol. XX. ‘L’introduction de l’ouvrage (p.1-16) comporte un exposé de la vie de Martial et de celle de Juvénal (…) et une présentation du problème des relations entre les deux poètes. Les seize chapitres qui suivent (p.17-466) portent chacun sur une des satires de Juvénal: r.E. Colton y examine toutes les traces d’une influence de Martial sur l’oeuvre de son contemporain et il s’y en penche avec attention sur tous les passages parallèles (mots, phrases, noms, images ou thèmes) qu’il a pu discerner dans leurs productions littéraires. La conclusion du travail (p.467-489) livre avant tout une table des références des loci similes identifiés par Colton; elle est complétée par une unique page d’observations générales (…). Les notes des chapitres sont réunies en fin de volume (p.490-683 [!]); elles précèdent une bibliographie thématique très fournie (…) et des indices détaillés (…). En bref, un livre érudit qui, plus qu’une véritable synthèse, constitue un instrument de travail; puisse-t-il susciter ou alimenter de nouvelles recherches sur ce sujet important!’ (P.-J. Dehon in Latomus, 1993, pp.726-727). From the library of Prof. Carl Deroux. € 185.00 (Antiquarian)

COMMAGER, S., The Odes of Horace. A Critical Study. Indiana University Press, Bloomington / London, 1967.XIV,365p. Paperback. Spine with reading traces. € 17.00 (Antiquarian)

COMOTTI, G., Music in Greek and Roman Culture. Translated by R.V. Munson. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London, 1989. XII,187p. Cloth wrps.'Being aimed at the non-specialist reader, its general orientation is more historical and sociological than technical, although there is a chapter of some twenty-five pages on 'music theory' which deals with the notoriously difficult questions of ratios, scales, the harmoniai and tonoi, etc. (...) The historical survey, with much attention paid to the lyric poets, the early prominence of Sparta, the innovations associated with Terpander, Lasus, Timotheus, Euripides, the ethical views of Damon, and the nature of the chief musical insturments, is perhaps the best part of the book. (...) One hopes that the author bears no responsability for the lamentable state of the index.' (E. KERR BORTHWICK In The Classical Review (New Series), 1990, p.185). € 32.50 (Antiquarian)

CONACHER, D.J., Euripidean Drama. Myth, Theme and Structure. University of Toronto Press / Oxford University Press, London, 1967. XIII,355p. Cloth wrps. Wrps bit worn. With signature from Prof. W.G. Arnott on free endpaper. 'Aeschylus and Sophocles, as Conacher sees them, 'dramatized the essential element of freedom and necessity in tragedy by expressing a certain tension between the world of myth, with its fixed patterns of events indicative of some divine plan or order in the universe, and the individual will of the tragic hero.' Euripides, who never fully accepted the world of myth, had a a different and more complex view of reality; and under pressure of this he 'was constantly inventing new forms in which to cast his varied perceptions of the sources of human tragedy.' His virtuosity in treatment of the traditional material should not be mistaken for uncertainty or confusion. Conacher's object is to explore this virtuosity, to show that despite the different levels of reality at which Euripides works, each play has a unity of purpose - to be seen, in most cases, in the treatment of a central character. (...) Scholars who already have some acquaintance with Euripidean controversy will find much of value here, both as a review of past discussion and as a contribution towards better understanding of the plays.' (H.C. BALDRY in The Classical Review (New Series), 1971, pp.345-47). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 65.00 (Antiquarian)