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ROMILLY, Jacqueline de, La tragédie grecque. Quadrige, Presses Universitaires de France, 1990. 3rd ed. 192p. Paperback. Lower corner slightly creased. Free endpaper torn out. ‘On retrouve dans ce petit volume, conçu comme une introduction destinée à l’enseignement supérieur, toutes les qualités qui illustrent les ouvrages antérieurs de Mme de Romilly: la clarté de l’exposé, l’esprit critique, la richesse des idées, la forme concise, une certaine sensibilité féminine qui renouvelle l’interprétation de certains passages. (…) On lit dans les deux premiers chapitres de très belles analyses de t o u s les drames conservés, tandis que pour Euripide l’auteur a préféré procéder en examinant les thèmes d’inspiration, sans analyser chaque tragédie de façon complète. La forme concise n’a point empêché l’auteur de toucher aux problèmes fondamentaux et difficiles, tel p.ex. celui de la responsabilité des héros, traité dans le chapitre consacré à Eschyle (…) ou celui de l’ironie tragique, examiné dans le chapitre sur Sophocle. La question des allusions politiques chez Euripide est traitée avec beaucoup de bon sens.’ (HERMAN VAN LOOY in L’antiquité classique, 1971, p.705). € 12.50 (Antiquarian)

ROMILLY, Jacqueline de, 'Patience mon coeur!' L'essor de la psychologie dans la littérature grecque classique. Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1991. 243p. Paperback. 'The author (...) sets out to chart the emergence of psychology in Greece, particularly in the fifth century B.C. The term 'psychology' is of course a multivalent one; but De R. specifies two senses of this term which concern her. One is 'la vie intérieure', the underlying current of a person's thought and feelings, and especially the interplay and tension between elements within the self. Hence she focusses on such potentially relevant poetic material as decision-scenes in Homer, Aeschylus and Euripides. (...) In other areas she pays special attention to Thucydides' analysis of the interplay between rational and irrational forces in group-psychology and to Plato's analysis of the relationships between the parts of the tripartite psyche. However, as De R. appreciates, one cannot take as one's subject 'the inner psychology of the self' in Greece without raising the question whether such a notion is conceptually relevant to the Greek material, and, if so, in what periods. So she tries to place her exploration of the Greek view of 'la vie intérieure' in the context of Greek psychology in a second, larger, sense; that is, in the context of a study of the psychological assumptions and styles of characterisation that are typical of the age and author in question. (...) Her study (...) brings out (...) important elements of continuity in Greek psychological thinking. Thus her book helps to show that Plato's account of the relationship between reason and 'spirit' has important antecedents in the Homeric and tragic dialogues between a person and his 'heart' of 'thumos'. (CHRISTOPHER GILL in the Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1987, pp.207-08). € 37.50 (Antiquarian)

RÖMISCH, E., Vergils vierte Ekloge im Unterricht. Kerle Verlag, Heidelberg, 1970. 56,8p. ills. Wireless. Series: Heidelberger Texte - Didaktische Reihe, 1. € 13.50 (Antiquarian)

RÖMISCH, E., Studien zur älteren griechischen Elegie. Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, 1933. 81p. Sewn. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 17.50 (Antiquarian)

RÖMISCH, E., Vergils vierte Ekloge im Unterricht. Kerle Verlag, Heidelberg, 1970. 56,8p. ills. Wireless. Front cover slightly creased. Series: Heidelberger Texte - Didaktische Reihe, 1. € 13.50 (Antiquarian)

RONDEL, D., The Cambridge Companion to Rorty: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 384p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. This Companion provides a systematic introductory overview of Richard Rorty's philosophy. With chapters from an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars, the volume addresses virtually every aspect of Rorty's thought, from his philosophical views on truth and representation and his youthful obsession with wild orchids to his ruminations on the contemporary American Left and his prescient warning about the election of Donald Trump. Other topics covered include his various assessments of classical American pragmatism, feminism, liberalism, religion, literature, and philosophy itself. Sympathetic in some cases, in others sharply critical, the essays will provide readers with a deep and illuminating portrait of Rorty's exciting brand of neopragmatism. (Publisher's information). € 29.12 (New) (MD)

RONDEL, D., The Cambridge Companion to Rorty: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 384p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. This Companion provides a systematic introductory overview of Richard Rorty's philosophy. With chapters from an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars, the volume addresses virtually every aspect of Rorty's thought, from his philosophical views on truth and representation and his youthful obsession with wild orchids to his ruminations on the contemporary American Left and his prescient warning about the election of Donald Trump. Other topics covered include his various assessments of classical American pragmatism, feminism, liberalism, religion, literature, and philosophy itself. Sympathetic in some cases, in others sharply critical, the essays will provide readers with a deep and illuminating portrait of Rorty's exciting brand of neopragmatism. (Publisher's information). € 95.89 (New) (MD)

RONNER, A., De vermakelijke Latijnsche Spraakkunst, ten nutte der jeugd. Samengesteld door een liefhebber der Latijnsche tale, en opgeluisterd met illustratiën. Sijthoff, Leiden, n.d. 3rd ed. 205p. ills. Bound. New binding. € 25.00 (Antiquarian)

ROOD, T., American Anabasis. Xenophon and the Idea of America from the Mexican War to Iraq. Duckworth Overlook, London / New Yor, 2010. 292p. ills. Cloth wrps. 'It may seem excessive', writes Tim Rood, 'to devote a whole book to two words - especially when they are both the same.' But there is nothing excessive about this project, which is consistently amusing, well-written, and full of nicely calibrated insights. (...) This is a book with many pleasing and some genuinely sharp observations. The reversal of the final chapter demonstrates a really engaged methodological awareness that also points out how easy it is for a book with so many fine stories to avoid the bigger pictures and the harder arguments. The last chapter pulls the book towards making a very serious general contribution to current thinking on classics, which the previous eight chapters have downplayed. There is perhaps something of an opportunity missed to bring together the argumentative flair of the last chapter and the reading skills of the earlier analyses. None the less, the heritage of classics and the history of classical learning are hot topics in contemporary scholarship, and The Sea! The Sea! proves to be a book full of surprises, pleasures and cleverness, which makes a real contribution to both these areas.' (SIMON GOLDHILL in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2005.03.06) € 31.50 (New)

ROOD, T., Thucydides: Narrative and Explanation. Clarendon Press, 1998. 352p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. Rood's book is a successful and insightful look into how Thucydides' text works and is another example of narratology's contribution to our understanding of how stories interact with readers to create meaning. The Classical Bulletin 08/08/2003 (Publisher's information). € 285.34 (New) (MD)