Scrinium Classical Antiquity

SILBERMAN, N. A., The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. Oxford University Press, 2012. 2128p. Hardback. € 458.58 (New) (TO)

SILBERSTEIN, M. S., Beyond the Dynamical Universe. Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced. Oxford University Press, 2018. 448p. Hardback. The book is fascinating: Who doesn't like provocative ideas? Who doesn't want physical and mathematical competency without philosophical naivete?...extremely thought provoking and interesting. Valia Allori, Metascience |a 24/10/2019 (Publisher's information). € 100.55 (New)

SILIUS ITALICUS, Punica. Edidit L. Bauer. Teubner, Leipzig, 1890-1892. 2 vols. XVI,240;X,252p. Rebound. Library copy. Library marks on spine, front cover and first pages. Photocopy made on behalf of the library. € 45.00 (Antiquarian)

SILK, A., Discourse Contextualism. A Framework for Contextualist Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 2016. 268p. Hardback. € 100.55 (New) (MD)

SILK, M. S. and STERN, J. P., Nietzsche on Tragedy: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2016. 480p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers. (Publisher's information). € 24.26 (New) (MD)

SILK, M. S. and STERN, J. P., Nietzsche on Tragedy: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2016. 480p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers. (Publisher's information). € 86.17 (New) (MD)

SILK, M. S., Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy. Oxford University Press, 2000. 462p. Hardback. Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy by M.S. Silk appeared in January and to my mind, at the end of the year, remains unrivalled for its originality and excellence. This study puts flesh - indeed muscles - on the bones of the numerous other studies of the so-called Old Comedy which appeared during the last decade of the previous century. None matches the imagination, breadth and depth of Silk's study. Erich Segal, International Books of the Year, Times Literary Supplement 18/12/2001 (Publisher's information). € 288.74 (New) (MD)

SILK, M. S., Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy. Oxford University Press, 2002. 462p. Paperback. Silk succeeds brilliantly, ranging far and wide across the entire spectrum of ancient and modern comedy ... Michael Silk has given us much to think about. Erich Segal, Times Literary Supplement 02/04/2001 (Publisher's information). € 77.45 (New) (MD)

SILK, M. S., Tragedy and the Tragic. Greek Theatre and Beyond. Oxford University Press, 1998. 576p. Paperback. Its twenty-nine essays are of high quality ... the readers of this demanding and highly rewarding book will close it with a heightened sense of the rich complexity of our notion of the tragic and new insights that will, in Michael Silk's words, help move the process of definition and understanding forward. Times Literary Supplement 10/06/1997 (Publisher's information). € 125.01 (New) (MD)

SILK, M.S., Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy. Oxford University Press, Oxford (...), 2000. 456p. Cloth. Pp.425-428 wrinkled. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.Through an exploration of Aristophanes' comic poetry, informed by a wide range of theory from Kierkegaard to Adorno, a particular consideration of Aristophanes' own understanding of his medium, and challenging comparisons with modern literature, this book adds a new chapter to the long-standing debate about the nature and potentialities of comedy. Close analyses of Aristophanes' language and style, lyric poetry, presentation of character, organizational structures, and humorous modes, are conducted in this spirit. (Publisher's information). 'On the whole this is a valuable book. Silk has made us think about a number of important points, the uniqueness of Aristophanes, the astonishing versatility of his comic genius, the very nature of comedy itself and its symbiotic relationship with tragedy. Most valuable of all is the light that Silk sheds on Aristophanes' words and expressions. No would-be translator or commentator on Old Comedy can proceed without a careful consultation of Silk's studies of comic language.' (I.C. STOREY in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.35). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 65.00 (Antiquarian)