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Lucian of Samosata, Aria Baxter

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Herbert A. Strong, John Garstang

Lucian of Samosata's 'On the Syrian Goddess' is a captivating blend of travelogue, philosophy, and satire, exploring the religious practices and beliefs of the ancient Syrians. Written in the 2nd century AD, Lucian's work stands out for its witty and humorous tone, often poking fun at the superstitions and rituals of the Syrian cults. The narrative style is engaging and filled with vivid descriptions of temples, rituals, and religious ceremonies, offering a unique insight into the cultural...

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Willem Sijbrand Logeman, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Herbert A. Strong, Evan Fairchild

Anchored in the rich tapestry of linguistic evolution, 'Introduction to the Study of the History of Language' is a captivating anthology that unravels the complexity of language development across cultures and epochs. This esteemed collection delves into the multifaceted nature of language, presenting a range of styles from analytical essays to comparative studies, each work contributing to a broader understanding of linguistic transformation. Highlighting key themes such as phonetic shift...

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Herbert A. Strong

The Syrian Goddesstranslated by Herbert A. StrongLucian of Samosata's account of Astarte worship in the late classical era, in what is now Turkey."Lucian of Samosata's De Dea Syria, (the Syrian Goddess) is one of the most 'notorious' classical writings. Not only does it acknowledge that at one time a paramount Goddess was worshipped in regions of the Ancient Near East, it goes into details of the practices of her devotees which later generations considered reprehensi...

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Lucian of Samosata, Iona Ternby

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Herbert A. Strong, John Garstang

On the Syrian Goddess (De Dea Syria) is a compact yet richly textured account of the sanctuary and cult of Atargatis at Hierapolis, in northern Syria. Written in an archaizing Ionic prose that deliberately recalls Herodotus, the work blends travel narrative, ethnography, antiquarian inquiry, and sacred history. Its descriptions of temple architecture, votive customs, ecstatic rites, sacred animals, and mythic origins place it within the wider Greco-Roman fascination with "foreign" religion...

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Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Herbert A. Strong, Willem Sijbrand Logeman

Exploring the beauty and intricacies of human expression, 'Introduction to the Study of the History of Language' offers an extensive examination of languages and their evolution throughout history. This anthology traverses a vast landscape of linguistic development, showcasing diverse literary styles and approaches to understanding language. From poetic introspections to analytical essays, the collection illuminates the dynamic shifts and patterns that languages undergo, providing a compel...

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Willem Sijbrand Logeman & Herbert Augustus Strong & Benjamin Ide Wheeler

It is the province of the Science of Language to explain, as far as possible, the processes of the development of Language from its earliest to its latest stage. The observations made on these processes would naturally be registered in different historical grammars of different definite languages; these grammars would follow the different steps in the development of each single language from its earliest traditional origin to its most recent phase. Wider and more general observations on th...

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John Garstang, Herbert Strong

Lucian of Samosata (c. 125 – after 180 AD) was an Assyrian satirist and rhetorician who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works are written entirely in Ancient Greek (mostly in the Atticized dialect popular during the Second Sophistic period). Everything that is known about Lucian's...

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Robin Lane Fox

This remarkable and daringly original book proposes a new way of thinking about the Greeks and their myths in the age of the great Homeric hymns. It combines a lifetime's familiarity with Greek literature and history with the latest archeological discoveries and the author's own journeys to the main sites in the story to describe how particular Greeks of the eighth century BC travelled east and west around the Mediterranean, and how their extraordinary journeys shaped their ideas of their ...

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H. W. Fowler

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Oxford World's Classics

No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. Now one of today's leading experts on thelanguage, David Crystal...

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C. P. Cavafy

C. P. Cavafy is one of the most singular and poignant voices of twentieth-century European poetry, conjuring a magical interior world through lyrical evocations of remembered passions, imagined monologues and dramatic retellings of his native Alexandria’s ancient past. Figures from antiquity speak with telling interruptions from the author in such poems as ‘Anna Comnena’ and ‘You did not understand’, while precise moments of history are seen with a sense of foreboding, as in ‘Ides of March...

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Sister Miriam Joseph, Marguerite McGlinn

Who sets language policy today? Who made whom the grammar doctor? Lacking the equivalent of l'Académie française, we English speakers must find our own way looking for guidance or vindication in source after source. McGuffey's Readers introduced nineteenth-century students to "correct" English. Strunk and White's Elements of Style and William Safire's column, "On Language," provide help on diction and syntax to contemporary writers and speakers. Sister Miriam Joseph's book, The Trivium: Th...

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David Rohl

The Lords of Avaris is one man's journey in search of the legendary origins of the Western World.Our story begins in a small rock-cut tomb below the desolate ruin-mound of Jericho in the Jordan Valley. This is the start of an epic journey of discovery, in the Homeric mould, which ranges across the ancient lands and archaeological sites of the Mediterranean. From Joshua's Jericho to Romulus' Rome, the true chronicle of our pre-Christian past is uncovered revealing an extrao...