Scrinium Classical Antiquity

DOBRANSKI, S. B., Milton in Context: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2015. 550p. Paperback. Series: Literature in Context. Few early modern poets engaged more fully with their historical circumstances than John Milton. A pamphleteer, government employee, and writer of occasional verse, Milton did not retreat from public life even after his political hopes were dashed by the Restoration. This volume investigates the various ways in which Milton's works and experiences emerged from the culture and events of his time. In a series of concise, engaging essays, an international group of scholars examines both the social conditions of Milton's life and the broader intellectual currents that shaped his writings and reputation. A uniquely wide range of topics is covered: from biography to translations, from astronomy to philosophy, and from the English Church to the civil wars. Milton in Context is an accessible reference work that both students and scholars will turn to again and again to enrich their understanding of Milton's writings and his world. (Publisher's information). € 27.90 (New) (MD)

DOBREE, P. P. and SCHOLEFIELD, J., Adversaria: Volume 1. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 660p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. One of the most talented disciples of the illustrious comparative philologist Richard Porson, Peter Paul Dobree (1782–1825) is commemorated in this two-volume edition of Adversaria, consisting of his prolific notes on Greek and Latin literature, history, and philology. Dobree left an enduring impression upon English classical scholarship, despite his premature death shortly after accepting the Regius professorship of Greek at Cambridge. Edited by his successor at Cambridge, James Scholefield, the Adversaria attest to Dobree's scholarly probity and precision, offering insights into a mind whose major achievements undoubtedly still lay ahead. Volume 1 (1831) includes Dobree's praelection on a Pseudo-Lysian funeral oration, which gained him the Regius chair, as well as his notes on Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, the rhetoricians, and numerous other subjects. Dobree was honoured among 'the first rank of English textual scholars' for his accuracy, rigour, and literary sensitivity - qualities demonstrated in these volumes. (Publisher's information). € 54.61 (New) (MD)

DOBREE, P. P. and SCHOLEFIELD, J., Adversaria: Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 440p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. One of the most talented disciples of the illustrious comparative philologist Richard Porson, Peter Paul Dobree (1782–1825) is commemorated in this two-volume edition of Adversaria, consisting of his prolific notes on Greek and Latin literature, history, and philology. Dobree left an enduring impression upon English classical scholarship, despite his premature death shortly after accepting the Regius professorship of Greek at Cambridge. Edited by his successor at Cambridge, James Scholefield, the Adversaria attest to Dobree's scholarly probity and precision, offering insights into a mind whose major achievements undoubtedly still lay ahead. Volume 2 (1833) includes Dobree's notes on Greek literature - including the works of Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, and Aristophanes - as well as his comments on such major Latin writers as Cicero, Livy, Horace, and Juvenal. Dobree was honoured among 'the first rank of English textual scholars' for his accuracy, rigour, and literary sensitivity - qualities demonstrated in these volumes. (Publisher's information). € 40.04 (New) (MD)

DOBROV, G. W., Beyond Aristophanes. Transition and Diversity in Greek Comedy. Oxford University Press, 1995. 232p. Paperback. Series: Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies. € 46.86 (New) (TO)

DOBROV, G. W., Figures of Play. Greek Drama and Metafictional Poetics. Oxford University Press, 1999. 248p. Hardback. Excellent introductory chapters ... excellent supplemental reading for undergraduate courses on Greek drama and for advanced Greek seminars on Euripides, Sophokles, and Aristophanes. Classical World 08/05/2003 (Publisher's information). € 183.43 (New) (MD)

DOBROWSKY, J., Geschichte der böhmischen Sprache und ältern Literatur: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2013. 428p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. The Bohemian scholar Joseph Dobrowsky (1753–1829) played a key role in the Czech national revival of the nineteenth century. Born in Hungary, he went to a German school there and also acquired the Czech language. At Prague, he studied philosophy and theology. In the 1780s, Dobrowsky pursued philological interests and helped to establish the Royal Czech Society of Sciences. His linguistic research encompasses work on literary terms, orthography and historically comparative aspects of the Slavic languages. Reissued here is the revised and expanded 1818 edition of a work first published in 1792. In black-letter German, it deals with the origins and development of the Czech language, locating it within the Slavic language family. Dobrowsky also provides a full list of the most important Bohemian theological and literary writings from the sixth to the sixteenth century. (Publisher's information). € 43.68 (New) (MD)

DOBSON, E. J., The Origins of 'Ancrene Wisse'. Oxford University Press, 1975. 450p. Hardback. € 125.01 (New) (MD)

DOCKUM, E.J. van, and S.G. van GINKEL, Romeins Nederland. Archeologie & geschiedenis van een grensgebied. Kosmos, Utrecht, 1993. 160p. ills. Paperback. € 8.00 (Antiquarian)

DOCKUM, S., van, and A. HAYTSMA, (eds.), Gids Archeologische Monumenten in Nederland. Uniepers, Abcoude / Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek, Amersfoort, 1997. 112p. Richly ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). Paperback. Initials stamp, date, personal note and personal library mark on free endpaper. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

DOCTER, R., R. BOUSSAFFARA and P. ter KEURS, (eds.), Carthage fact and myth. Sidestone Press, Leiden, 2015. 144p. Richly ills. Hard bound. 'Dit boek is niet een traditionele tentoonstellingscatalogus waarin elk object beschreven en becommentarieerd wordt. Enkele van de 250 objecten uit duizend jaar Carthaagse geschiedenis en cultuur die op de tentoonstelling in Leiden te zien zijn geweest, worden in 'Carthago' kort besproken en in de historische en culturele context geplaatst. (...) In zeventien korte hoofdstukken belichten even zoveel auteurs verschillende aspecten: van het Punische Carthago en zijn schriftsysteem tot en met het Nachleben van Carthago in de laatste drie eeuwen. Leuk om te lezen hoe de Nederlander Jean Émile Humbert aan de wieg stond van de ontdekking van Carthago en ook betrokken was bij het vroege begin van het RMO. Prachtig avonturenverhaal uit begin negentiende eeuw. (...) Het is een mooi vormgegeven boek en ook de teksten zijn goed geschreven.' (Annet van Wiechen on the earlier Dutch edition, Oudweb.nl). € 29.95 (New)