Scrinium Classical Antiquity

PALEY, F. A., Euripides: Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 628p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Frederick Apthorp Paley (1815–1888) published Volume 2 of his English commentary on Euripides in 1858. It contains the Greek text of Euripides' plays Ion, Helena, Andromache, Electra, Bacchae, and Hecuba, each with an introductory essay. Paley's detailed commentary is given at the foot of each page of Greek text. It discusses Euripides' language and style, explaining difficult grammatical structures, syntax and vocabulary; poetic form and Euripides' innovative approach to composing tragedy; textual variation between manuscripts and critical editions; the historical and literary context of each play; and their reception history. Paley's work greatly influenced Euripidean scholarship: for over a century it was a widely used teaching tool in schools and universities. An outstanding piece of classical scholarship and a key text in the history of Euripidean interpretation, it deserves continued consideration by future generations of scholars and students. (Publisher's information). € 50.97 (New) (MD)

PALEY, F. A., Euripides: Volume 3. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 676p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Frederick Apthorp Paley (1815–1888) published Volume 3 of his English commentary on Euripides in 1860. It contains the Greek text of Euripides' plays Hercules Furens, Phoenissae, Orestes, Iphigenia in Tauris, Iphigenia in Aulide, and Cyclops, each with an introductory essay. Paley's detailed commentary is given at the foot of each page of Greek text. It discusses Euripides' language and style, explaining difficult grammatical structures, syntax and vocabulary; poetic form and Euripides' innovative approach to composing tragedy; textual variation between manuscripts; the historical and literary context of each play; and their reception history. Paley's work greatly influenced Euripidean scholarship: for over a century it was a widely used teaching tool in schools and universities. An outstanding piece of classical scholarship and a key text in the history of Euripidean interpretation, it deserves continued consideration by future generations of scholars and students. (Publisher's information). € 57.03 (New) (MD)

PALEY, W., Natural Theology. Oxford University Press, 2008. 384p. Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. This is an astonishing book, made all the more accessible by some excellent modern footnotes John Habgood, Church TImes 07/07/2006 (Publisher's information). € 13.57 (New)

PALEY, W., The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2013. 702p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy. A major philosophical mind in his day, William Paley (1743–1805) wrote in a lucid style that made complex ideas more accessible to a wide readership. This work, first published in 1785, was based on the lectures he gave on moral philosophy at Christ's College, Cambridge. Cited in parliamentary debates and remaining on the syllabus at Cambridge into the twentieth century, it stands as one of the most influential texts to emerge from the Enlightenment period in Britain. An orthodox theologian, grounding his utilitarian ethics in strong religious faith, Paley held notably progressive views on issues of toleration and the slave trade. His perspicuity prompted one contemporary to remark that the book 'presents a subject which has always been considered as harsh and difficult, in the most agreeable and intelligible form … we sit down to be informed of our duty, and are surprised to meet with amusement'. (Publisher's information). € 71.60 (New) (MD)

PALEY, W., A View of the Evidences of Christianity: Volume 1. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 376p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion. This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. He begins volume 1 with the proposition that the original witnesses to Christ's miracles should be believed, because they spent their entire lives in constant danger for what they witnessed. Paley takes on Hume's argument that no miracle can be proved regardless of the amount of evidence with the observation that if one believes in God, then miracles should be expected. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner of the contemporary theory of intelligent design. (Publisher's information). € 38.83 (New) (MD)

PALEY, W., A View of the Evidences of Christianity: Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 408p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion. This two-volume book by the philosopher and theologian William Paley, published in 1794, was considered so important that it was required reading for Cambridge students (including Charles Darwin) well into the nineteenth century. This classic work of apologetics is divided into three parts in which Paley discusses the historical evidence for Christianity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. In the second volume, Paley addresses popular objections to the truth of Christianity, the character of Jesus Christ, the candour of the New Testament writers, the differences between Islam and Christianity, the Jewish rejection of Christ, and how the faith spread throughout the world. Paley's intellectual defence of Christianity was one of the most popular of the day, and his work is considered a direct forerunner to the contemporary theory of intelligent design. (Publisher's information). € 40.04 (New) (MD)

PALEY, W., Natural Theology: Volume 0, Part 0 6th Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 604p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion. William Paley (1743–1805) argues for the existence of God as the intelligent creator of the world in this, his last book, published in 1802. He builds on early modern natural theology including the works of John Ray, William Derham, and Bernard Nieuwentyt, and most of his examples are taken from medicine and natural history. Paley uses analogy and metaphors, including a particularly well-written version of the 'watchmaker analogy', to prove that the world is designed and sustained by God. This sixth edition also contains a detailed bibliography, appendices on Paley's courses, and background notes on key figures. It was an influential best-seller throughout the nineteenth century, read by theologians and scientists alike, and reprinted in cheap editions for the middle classes. It inspired many nineteenth-century works on natural theology, including the Bridgewater Treatises (which also appear in this series), and is a landmark of Western thought. (Publisher's information). € 50.97 (New) (MD)

PALLADAS, Epigrammen. Grieks - Nederlands. Vertaald en van aantekeningen voorzien door Allard Schröder. Styx Publications, Groningen, 1998. VIII,190p. Paperback. Plasticized. (Rare). 'De archetypische leraar is een verbitterd en bespot mens, verontwaardigd over de teloorgang van kennis, manieren en fatsoen. Leraren beginnen veelal begeesterd met de bestorming van het bastion. Ze eindigen even vaak nurks, gekwetst en onbegrepen. Geen beroepsgroep ziet immers meedogenlozer het verglijden van de tijd: telkens weer jonge spruiten, maar zelf wordt ze alleen maar ouder en grijzer. (....) Zo'n leraar uit de vierde eeuw na Christus, overgangstijd bij uitstek, was Palladas. Van zijn deceptie kunnen wij nu kennis nemen dankzij de eerste integrale bundeling van zijn overgeleverde poëzie, ingeleid, vertaald en van noten voorzien door Allard Schroder. Het boek verkent een weinig gangbaar terrein en is daarom alleen al een aanwinst. Dankzij de parallel met het heden strekt het ook tot lering en vooral vermaak. Palladas schreef epigrammen. De Nederlandse term voor dit genre, puntdicht, is misleidend. In de oudheid hoefde een epigram niet per se een pointe te hebben. Oorspronkelijk, in de archaïsche tijd, waren epigrammen letterlijk opschriften: de sprekende stenen bij graven en monumenten. In de Hellenistische tijd weekte het epigram zich los van zijn monumentale context en emancipeerde tot een literair genre, waarin naast fictieve graf- en wijdingsinscripties ook plaats was voor Wein, Weib und Gesang alledaagse voorvallen, korte adviezen en reflecties. Kenmerkend contrast met de lyriek, was een sterke distantie, de ironisering van het poetische ik. Tegelijkertijd overheerste, door het voortdurend terugkeren van het vergankelijkheids-thema, een vederlichte melancholie. Dat heeft grote gedichten op de vierkante millimeter opgeleverd. Wanneer in de derde eeuw na Christus, met zijn chaos en desintegratie, niet alleen de stemmen in steen maar ook het literaire epigram verstomt, lijkt het genre dood. Maar Palladas - omgeven door barbaren en Christenen, eenzaam in een wegkwijnend Alexandrie - neemt het aan het eind van de vierde eeuw plotseling weer op. Zo schakelt hij het Hellenistische verleden van het genre aan zijn Byzantijnse toekomst.' (DAVID RIJSER in NRC Boeken, 31.12.1998). € 30.00 (Antiquarian)

PALLADIO, A., Die vier Bücher zur Architektur. Nach der Ausgabe Venedig 1570 I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura aus dem Italienischen übertragen und herausgegeben von A. Beyer und U. Schütte. Verlag für Architektur Artemis, Zürich/München, 1984. 2nd ed. 470p. ills. Paperback. € 47.50 (Antiquarian)

Palladius and BUTLER, D. C., The Lausiac History of Palladius: Volume 0, Prolegomena, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2014. 318p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion. The church historian and Benedictine monk Cuthbert Butler (1858–1934) was known for his expertise on the monastic life and wrote several books on the subject, including Benedictine Monachism (1919) and Western Mysticism (1922). Previously he had produced this two-volume edition of Palladius of Galatia's Lausiac History. Written in the early fifth century, it records the lives of the Egyptian 'Desert Fathers' and is an important source for early monasticism. In Volume 1 (1898), Butler begins with a general introduction to Palladius' work, followed by a critical survey of the various versions of Palladius' text, which survives in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Armenian and Coptic. The volume includes a contribution by Armitage Robinson, later Dean of Westminster, on the Armenian version. The later part of this volume turns to an exploration of Palladius' theology, other related sources for the history of Egyptian monasticism, and a historical discussion of early monasticism. (Publisher's information). € 32.76 (New) (MD)