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The Oxford Classical Dictionary
Fourth Edition
Edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth
Esther Eidinow
1,648 pages
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270x200mm
978-0-19-954556-8
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Hardback
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29 March 2012
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- The most up-to-date, authoritative, and comprehensive one-volume dictionary in the field of classics.
- Established reference work covering all aspects of the classical era; now revised and updated to incorporate the very latest research and developments.
- Entries new to the fourth edition include Presocratic philosophy, Jewish art, Carian language, emotions, gender, personification, and theatricality.
- Broad coverage and inclusion of anthropology and reception as two new focus areas, with entries on dance reception, film, opera, and creolization, kinship, and materiality.
- International approach - entries written by a team of renowned classics scholars from all around the world.
New to this edition - Existing entries have been thoroughly revised and updated, among them Archimedes, conversion, Lucian, Aristotle, and translation.
- End-of-entry further reading updated throughout, providing a wealth of information on reliable resources.
- Numerous new entries such as Andania, Latin anthologies, Jewish art, sacred and cultic books, emotions, gender, Hellenistic philosophy, literary theory and the classics, and many more.
- Two new focus areas have been added to this edition: reception (including dance reception, film, and opera) and anthropology (such as ancient perception of colour, kinship, and materiality).
'offers not only that breakfast for the mind we keep hearing about, but lunch, tea, dinner, supper and non-stop snacks...offers a cornucopia of accurate and succinct knowledge that would be hard to equal' (Peter Green, Washington Times about the third edition).
For over sixty years, The Oxford Classical Dictionary has been the unrivalled one-volume reference in the field of classics. Now completely revised and updated to include the very latest research findings, developments, and publications, this highly
acclaimed reference work will be the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary available on all aspects of the classical era. In over 6,700 entries written by the very best of classical scholars from around the world, the Dictionary provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art, archaeology, near eastern studies, and late antiquity.
New entries supplement the existing material, including entries on topics such as Adrasteia, Latin anthologies, Jewish art, ancient religious beliefs, emotions, film, gender, kinship, and many more. Other specific developments include an added focus on two new areas: 'anthropology ' and 'reception'. All entries are written in an accessible style and all Latin and
Greek words have been translated to ensure ease of use. Under the editorship of Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth, and Esther Eidinow, a huge range of contributors have revised and updated the text, which has made an already outstanding work even better.
The Dictionary covers:
1) politics, government, economy - from political figures to political systems, terms and practices, histories of major states and empires, economic theory, agriculture, artisans and industry, trade and markets
2) religion and mythology - deities and mythological creatures, beliefs and rituals, sanctuaries and sacred buildings, astrology
3) law and philosophy - from biographies of lawgivers and lawyers to legal
terms and procedures, from major and minor philosophers to philosophical schools, terms, and concepts
4) science and geography - scientists and specific theory and practice, doctors and medicine, climate and landscape, natural disasters, regions and islands, cities and settlements, communications
5) languages, literature, art, and architecture - languages and dialects, writers and literary terms and genres, orators and rhetorical theory and practice, drama and performance, art, painters and sculptors, architects, buildings and materials
6) archaeology and historical writing - amphorae and pottery, shipwrecks and cemeteries, historians, and Greek and Roman historiography
7) military history -
generals, arms and armour, famous battles, attitudes to warfare
8) social history, sex, and gender - women and the family, kinship, peasants and slaves, attitudes to sexualityReadership: Invaluable for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and classical civilization; useful for professionals, scholars, and students of other disciplines with an interest in the ancient history of their subject; and a fascinating point of reference for anyone interested in the classical world. This is a standard volume for public and institutional libraries.
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Edited by Simon Hornblower, Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Oxford, and Antony Spawforth, Professor of Ancient History, University of Newcastle Esther EidinowSimon Hornblower is a Senior Research Fellow in Classical Studies at All Souls College, Oxford. He is the author and editor of many books, among them a Commentary on Thucydides in 3 volumes (OUP, 1991-2008).
Antony Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Newcastle, UK. Among his publications are The Complete Greek Temples (Thames and Hudson, 2006) and (ed.) The Court and Court Society in Ancient Monarchies (CUP, 2007).
Esther Eidinow is Lecturer in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham. Her publications include Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks (OUP, 2007) and Luck, Fate, and Fortune: Antiquity and its Legacy (I.B. Tauris, 2010). Contributors:
Area Advisors for this edition:
Greek literature - Chris Pelling
Latin Literature - Stephen Harrison
Greek myth and religion - Emily Kearns
Roman religion - John North
Philosophy - Catherine Osborne
Roman law - Tony Honoré
Linguistics - (a) Anna Morpurgo Davies
Linguistics - (b) John Penney
Maths and science - Geoffrey Lloyd
Near East - Amélie Kuhrt
Late Antiquity and Christianity - Jill Harries
Jewish studies - Martin Goodman
Anthropology - Charles Stewart
Reception - Lorna Hardwick
History, Art and Archaeology - Simon Hornblower and Tony Spawforth
Gender studies - Esther Eidinow
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"Rich, varied, and highly reliable ... Magnificent. An indispensable reference for individuals and libraries alike." - Library Journal "A brilliant starting place for research into just about any facet of classics one can think of, with a depth and richness of cross-referencing that makes it an ideal and elegant tool" - Booklist "The Oxford name has authority in reference circles, but the invariable question in these days of easy web access is whether the price of the print work is justified. The answer, in the case of The Oxford Classical Dictionary, is a resounding yes." - Booklist "Authoritative and informative, the work is the best single-volume classical dictionary in
English and an essential desktop reference It truly has, as its editors claim, 'no competitor in any language.'" - MLA Literary Research Guide "Scholarly and succinct, the Oxford Classical Dictionary is itself a classic. Perhaps the most appropriate encomium is that it remains the source of first resort for novices and experts alike. Summing Up: Essential." - CHOICE
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Preface
List of New Entries
Area Advisors
Contributors
Abbreviations
Note to the Reader
A-Z Dictionary Entries
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