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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2020Victorian literary culture and ancient Egypt
by Eleanor Dobson
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceFebruary 2020A writer's guide to Ancient Rome
by Carey Fleiner, Jerome de Groot
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2016Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt
by Campbell Price, Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain, Paul Nicholson
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2016Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt
by Campbell Price, Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain, Paul Nicholson, Robert Morkot, Joyce Tyldesley
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2025Queer as folklore
The hidden queer history of myths and monsters
by Sacha Coward
A celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before. Queer as folklore travels across centuries and continents to reveal the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both old and new. Leaving no headstone unturned, Sacha Coward takes you on a wild ride through the night from ancient Greece to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race, visiting cross-dressing pirates, radical fairies and the graves of the 'queerly departed' along the way. Queer communities have often sought refuge in the shadows and created safe spaces in underworlds. But these forgotten narratives tell stories of resilience that deserve to be heard. Join any Pride march and you will see a glorious display of papier-mâché unicorn heads, drag queens in mermaid tails and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. These are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past.
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Children's & YAA Case for Kwiatkowski (28). The Nose of the Goddess
by Jürgen Banscherus/Ralf Butschkow
Private detective Kwiatkowski never fails to solve a case! A trip to Athens? Kwiatkowski can hardly believe his luck when Olga, an old friend, sends him an invitation. But no sooner has he arrived in Greece than he finds himself caught up in a very tricky case: a greenhorn detective named Hercules needs his help to expose the handiwork of two unscrupulous fraudsters. It is a matter of honour that even during his holidays Kwiatkowski must use his superskills. Soon the two detectives are on the move among the ancient temple walls in their search to solve the mystery of the goddess Athene’s nose…
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2023Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99/1
The Aldine Edition of the Ancient Greek Epistolographers: Roots and Legacy
by Julene Abad Del Vecchio
This special issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is devoted to the Aldine edition of the Ancient Greek epistolographers. Published in Venice in 1499 by Aldus Manutius, the Aldine edition was the first printed edition of most of the thirty-six Greek letter collections that it contains. As such, it embodies the intersection between the medieval epistolary anthologies that predated it and the printed editions of Greek epistolographic collections that followed, which were primarily based on its text. In recent decades, the Aldien edition has been the subject of important works, which have sought to analyse its contents and sources. This issue explores the Aldine edition from three perspectives: its relationship to the epistolary collections found in medieval manuscripts, its relationship to the printed editions that followed it and its legacy and value for the modern scholar studying Ancient Greek epistolography.
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June 2017Brand New Ancients / Brandneue Klassiker
Lyrik
by Kae Tempest, Johanna Wange
Englisch und deutsch. Übersetzt von Johanna Wange. Die antiken Götter von heute leben im Südosten Londons. Sie heißen Kevin und Jane, Mary und Brian, Thomas und Clive – zwei Familien in benachbarten Häusern, Eheleute, die einander betrügen, Halbbrüder, die nichts voneinander wissen. Ihre Nöte, Hoffnungen und Enttäuschungen bringt Kate Tempest in ihrem preisgekrönten Langgedicht Brand New Ancients / Brandneue Klassiker zu Gehör. In den kleinen, prekären Leben findet sie die Kraft der alten Mythen wieder. Dem Zynismus und der Gleichgültigkeit der kapitalistischen Gesellschaft setzt sie Humanismus und Einfühlungsvermögen entgegen und die Wucht ihrer Sprache.
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Children's & YAMarch 2022Das Bücherschloss - Eine uralte Prophezeiung (Band 3)
by Barbara Rose
The Enchanted Book Castle – An Ancient Prophecy Becky Librum moves to an old dilapidated castle with her father and her chipmunk Lotti. There she discovers a secret children's library with her new friend Hugo and his dog Watson. Becky is chosen alone to save the books before they turn to dust forever.What happens in Volume 3:Becky and Hugo have found the enchanted key to the magical world. But before they can begin their journey there, the magical creatures from the library prepare the children for their adventure. Genoveva shows Becky how the map of the magical world hidden in the Book of Books reveals itself to her. In addition, an ancient prophecy appears in Glimmeria's crystal ball, but what do all these letters mean? That can only be found out in the magical world. Becky reads herself, Hugo and her animals into the infinitely large book world, which turns out to be full of the wonderful, the wondrous and lots of the fantastic. Becky sneaks into the evil queen's castle and finds out what the ancient prophecy is all about: The queen isn't evil at all, just terribly lonely, since no one seems to care about her and her story. Becky and her friends read their way back to Rosenbolt Castle and take the queen with them. In the children's library, Becky writes the queen her very own story, which is just waiting to be read and experienced by children.
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2002The Etruscan language
An Introduction
by Giuliano Bonfante, Larissa Bonfante
A revised, updated and expanded edition of the first concise introduction to the study of the Etruscan language in English. The standard historical reference and a popular textbook for students of languages, linguistics, ancient civilization and Etruscan studies. Provides the best collection of Etruscan inscriptions and texts currently in print. A substantial archeological introduction sets language and inscriptions in their historical, geographical and cultural context. The overview of Etruscan grammar, the glossary and chapters on mythological figures all incorporate the latest scholarship and innovative discoveries. ;
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October 2020Turning Men into Pigs and Staying Safe from Such Trickery
A Scientific Foray into the World of Ancient Greek Legends
by Monika Niehaus, Michael Wink
The adventures of Odysseus are not just a classic literary epic but also shine a light on intriguing questions for geography, archaeology and biology. Phenomena like the Cyclops and magic potions were only understood in recent decades thanks to phytochemical and pharmacological research that enabled new insights into the effect of plant substances on the mind and body. Monika Niehaus and Michael Wink embark on an enjoyable excursion in their book on a scientific foray for knowledge – from ancient myths to medieval drug excesses and the world of comics.
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January 2007Ancient Poetic Etymology
The Pelopids: Fathers and Sons
by Tsitsibakou-Vasalos, Evanthia
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2025The nineteenth-century present
Literature, print culture and historicity
by Koenraad Claes, Elizabeth Ludlow
The Nineteenth-Century Present explores the multiple ways in which history was understood, structured, and reassessed in literary, theological, and political contexts across the nineteenth century. While the scope of the book is wide, ranging from the representations of geological time and ancient history to the writing of the recent past, and covering the work of writers from Walter Scott to G.K. Chesterton, each chapter reveals how present concerns intrude on and shape every view of history. Ultimately, the collection emphasises that issues raised regarding historicity in recent methodological debates were already concerns in the nineteenth century.
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March 2026Northanger Abbey
English Edition | Jane Austen's brilliant satire on the Gothic novel | Dark family secrets and hopeless emotional turmoil behind the walls of Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
Catherine Morland has always longed for adventure. Plain, inexperienced, and with little fortune, she seems destined for an ordinary life in the quiet countryside. To escape her boredom, she immerses herself in thrilling Gothic novels – until fiction and reality begin to blur.When she meets the charming Henry Tilney and receives an invitation to his family’s mysterious estate, Northanger Abbey, Catherine’s imagination runs wild. Are there sinister secrets hidden within its ancient walls – or has her fancy led her astray?Romance, intrigue, and dark suspicions intertwine in this witty and captivating tale from the beloved queen of romance. »Jane Austen is one of my favourite authors.« Emma Thompson
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MedicineThe Maieutic Model for Nursing and Treatment
Presentation and Documentation
by Cora van der Kooij
In this successful introductory work, the author describes the principles, rationale, prospects for, and documentation of her maieutic method for nursing and care. The word “maieutics” is derived from the ancient Greek word for “midwife” and draws upon a method developed by Socrates. Through skillful questioning, it reveals the right answers and insights lying dormant in another person’s mind, although he or she was not conscious of them. Cora van der Kooij describes maieutics as midwifery for nursing professionalism. Target Group: Practicing nurses, geriatric nurses, nursing educators
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2021Rebel angels
Space and sovereignty in Anglo-Saxon England
by Jill Fitzgerald
Over six hundred years before John Milton's Paradise Lost, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels. This book brings together various cultural moments, literary genres and relevant comparanda to recover that version, from the legal and social world to the world of popular spiritual ritual and belief. The story of the fall of the angels in Anglo-Saxon England is the story of a successfully transmitted exegetical teaching turned rich literary tradition. It can be traced through a range of genres - sermons, saints' lives, royal charters, riddles, devotional and biblical poetry - each one offering a distinct window into the ancient myth's place within the Anglo-Saxon literary and cultural imagination.
