Scrinium Classical Antiquity

EDWARDS, M., Religions of the Constantinian Empire. Oxford University Press, 2018. 384p. Paperback. Throughout this useful volume, the repeated appearances of some of the same themes, issues and authors -- and, on occasion, the same texts -- in multiple chapters cumulatively invite the reader to appreciate the interconnectedness of diverse forms of literature and practice, and thus to ask whether the designation of them as 'diverse' would have been as obvious to readers and authors at the time. Perhaps more importantly, Edwards also warns against letting superficial similarities between texts become the basis for simple, reductionist statements about the 'religious identity' of authors, or seeking to neatly pigeonhole their works within clear intellectual genealogies. This detailed and thoughtful account is a useful introduction to a wide selection of early fourth-century writings and provides a fascinating insight into the innovation, experimentation and complexity of the age. Richard Flower, Late Antiquity |a 28/05/2019 (Publisher's information). € 36.67 (New) (MD)

EDWARDS, R., The Edge of Evolution. Animality, Inhumanity, and Doctor Moreau. Oxford University Press, 2016. 296p. Hardback. € 50.94 (New)

EDWARDS, S., Fluent Aphasia. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 244p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, 107. Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage, causing difficulty in finding the correct words and structuring sentences. Speakers also experience problems in understanding language, severely impairing their ability to communicate. In this informative study Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of fluent aphasia, by drawing widely on research data, and by comparing fluent aphasia with other types of aphasia as well as with normal language. She discusses evidence that the condition affects access to underlying grammatical rules as well as to the lexicon, and explores the relationship between language and the brain, the controversy over aphasia syndromes, the assessment of aphasia via standardized tests, and the analysis of continuous speech data. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail. Written by an internationally renowned expert, this book will be invaluable to linguists and practitioners alike. (Publisher's information). € 35.18 (New) (MD)

EDWARDS, S., Fluent Aphasia. Cambridge University Press, 2005. 244p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, 107. Fluent aphasia is a language disorder that follows brain damage, causing difficulty in finding the correct words and structuring sentences. Speakers also experience problems in understanding language, severely impairing their ability to communicate. In this informative study Susan Edwards provides a detailed description of fluent aphasia, by drawing widely on research data, and by comparing fluent aphasia with other types of aphasia as well as with normal language. She discusses evidence that the condition affects access to underlying grammatical rules as well as to the lexicon, and explores the relationship between language and the brain, the controversy over aphasia syndromes, the assessment of aphasia via standardized tests, and the analysis of continuous speech data. Extensive examples of aphasic speech are given, and the progress of one fluent aphasic speaker is discussed in detail. Written by an internationally renowned expert, this book will be invaluable to linguists and practitioners alike. (Publisher's information). € 105.60 (New) (MD)

EDWARDS, T. W. C., Alcestis of Euripides. Cambridge University Press, 2010. 92p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. T. W. C. Edwards' edition of Monk's 1816 translation of Euripides' Alcestis was published in 1824. Edwards used the earlier work to form the basis of a parallel pedagogic text, adding copious notes for the use of students of ancient Greek. Alcestis is Euripides' earliest surviving play; a 'problem play' that shares much with tragedy, but has a happy ending. Admetus marries Alcestis, who offers to die in his place after he angers the goddess Artemis. She is rescued from death by Heracles who returns her in disguise to her husband. Admetus refuses to marry this unknown woman, having vowed celibacy after what he believed was his wife's death, but she is revealed as Alcestis to much rejoicing. The play was originally performed at the Athenian Dionysia in 438 BC, where it formed the final part of an otherwise lost tetralogy of plays, replacing the traditional satyr play. (Publisher's information). € 23.05 (New) (MD)

EDWARDS, W.A., Roman Tales Retold. Scott, Foresman and company, Chicago (...), n.d.(>1924). 77p. Cloth. lower part cover vaguely discoloured (water stained?). Library marks to edges as well as to first and last pages. € 12.00 (Antiquarian)

EEGHEN, I.H. van, W.Gs. HELLINGA and H. de la FONTAINE VERWEY, Het Illustere Begin van het Atheneum. Drie opstellen ter inleiding van de tentoonstelling ingericht door de Dr. P.A. Tiele-Stichting in de Agnietenkapel ter gelegenheid van het 325-jarig bestaan van de instelling voor hoger onderwijs te Amsterdam. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1957. 29p. Sewn wrps. € 12.00 (Antiquarian)

EEKHOF, A., De Zinspreuk: in Necessariis Unitas, in non Necessariis Libertas, in Utrisque Caritas. Eenheid in het Noodige, Vrijheid in het niet Noodige, in beide de Liefde. Oorsprong, beteekenis en verbreiding. Sijthoff, Leiden, 1931. 87p. Hard bound with dust wrps. Dust wrps plasticized. End pages bit browned and/or rust stained. Pages bit yellowed. Ex libris glued to free endpaper. Neatly inglued two essays on the subject. € 18.00 (Antiquarian)

EELLS, E., Rational Decision and Causality: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2016. 228p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. First published in 1982, Ellery Eells' original work on rational decision making had extensive implications for probability theorists, economists, statisticians and psychologists concerned with decision making and the employment of Bayesian principles. His analysis of the philosophical and psychological significance of Bayesian decision theories, causal decision theories and Newcomb's paradox continues to be influential in philosophy of science. His book is now revived for a new generation of readers and presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, including a specially commissioned preface written by Brian Skyrms, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry. (Publisher's information). € 86.17 (New) (MD)

EELLS, E., Rational Decision and Causality: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2016. 226p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. First published in 1982, Ellery Eells' original work on rational decision making had extensive implications for probability theorists, economists, statisticians and psychologists concerned with decision making and the employment of Bayesian principles. His analysis of the philosophical and psychological significance of Bayesian decision theories, causal decision theories and Newcomb's paradox continues to be influential in philosophy of science. His book is now revived for a new generation of readers and presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, including a specially commissioned preface written by Brian Skyrms, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry. (Publisher's information). € 24.26 (New)