Scrinium Classical Antiquity

RICHARDSON, L., (ed.)., Yale Classical Studies. Volume Nineteen. Yale University Press, New Haven / London, 1966. 269,14p. ills. Original red cloth. Spine gilt titled. Edges a bit foxed. Signature on title page. A.o.: W. WHALLON: The shield of Ajax (pp.5-37); C. BRADFORD WELLES: Pindar's Religion and the Twelfthe Pythian Ode (pp.77-101); G. LAWALL: Apollonius' 'Argonautica': Jason as Anti-Hero (pp.119-171); H.M. HUBBELL: Cicero on Styles of Oratory (pp.171-187); L.C. CURRAN: Vision and Reality in Propertius 1.3 (pp.187-209). € 25.00 (Antiquarian)

DYNNER, G., Yankel's Tavern. Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland. Oxford University Press, 2015. 272p. Paperback. Glenn Dynner has written a history of Jewish tavern keepers that serves as a point of entry into a much broader challenge to a surprisingly diverse swath of conventional wisdom about Jewish life in the Polish lands of the Russian Empire. For this reason, Yankel s Tavern should be required reading for anyone interested in Jewish history, Polish history, Russian imperial history, nationalism and national identity, and the economic history of eastern Europe. Without ever adopting an aggressive or polemical tone, Dynner has launched several debates that are sure to continue for years to come....[Dynner]offers a story of nuance and complexity, one that defies any attempt to squeeze it into the simplistic dualities that have long weakened both Polish and Jewish history. This alone should place Yankel's Tavern on everyone's must-read list. AJS Review |a 13/02/15 (Publisher's information). € 46.18 (New) (MD)

WIELEN, W., van der, Ybe van der Wielen beeldhouwer. Private presses, Bloemendaal, 2006. 96p. Richly ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs and line drawings). Large sewn paperback. With gift intention from the author. Loosely inserted: 1. Informatieblad nr. 9, 1984, Librije Hedendaagse Kunst Zwolle; 2. gratitude card. € 18.00 (Antiquarian)

GUEST, D., YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 208p. Hardback. Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs. In the Book of Judges the narrator presents an image of the good parent YHWH whose enduring love and loyalty is offset by his wayward child Israel who defaults on the relationship repeatedly. Biblical scholars have largely concurred, demonstrating the many faults of Israel while siding with YHWH's privileged viewpoint. When object-relations theory (which examines how human beings relate to each other) is applied to Judges, a different story emerges. In its capacity to illuminate why and how relationships can be intense, problematic, rewarding, and enduring, object-relations theory reveals how both YHWH and Israel have attachment needs that are played out vividly in the story world. Deryn Guest reveals how its narrator engages in a variety of psychological strategies to mask suppressed rage as he engages in an intriguing but rather dysfunctional masochistic dance with a dominant deity who has reputation needs. (Publisher's information). € 101.94 (New)

WELTER, A., Yongming Yanshou's Conception of Chan in the Zongjing lu. A Special Transmission Within the Scriptures. Oxford University Press, 2011. 400p. Hardback. Folling the wake of the author's two excellent books on Chan history and literature this is arguably Welter's best book so far. Journal of CHinese Religions (Publisher's information). € 142.67 (New) (MD)

BEADLE, R. K., York Mystery Plays. A Selection in Modern Spelling. Oxford University Press, 2009. 320p. Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. € 12.22 (New)

BESECKE, K., You Can't Put God in a Box. Thoughtful Spirituality in a Rational Age. Oxford University Press, 2013. 208p. Paperback. Besecke shares pithy sayings that address the concept of Infinite God You Can't Put God in a Box offers a rallying cry for meaning makers. Spirituality & Practice (Publisher's information). € 31.24 (New) (MD)

BESECKE, K., You Can't Put God in a Box. Thoughtful Spirituality in a Rational Age. Oxford University Press, 2013. 208p. Hardback. By combining rich interviews with reputable sociological frameworks, Besecke sheds new light on reflexive spiritualists and their understanding of religion in the modern world. Review of Religious Research (Publisher's information). € 176.64 (New) (MD)

MCGUINNESS, B., Young Ludwig. Wittgenstein's Life, 1889-1921. Oxford University Press, 2005. 352p. Paperback. The first life of the philosopher to be worthy of its subject ... It must have been an intensely difficult task, which has been magnificently accomplished. Michael Dummett, The Tablet (Publisher's information). € 60.45 (New) (MD)

SCHMIDT, A., Young People's Dyirbal. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 272p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. In 1972 when R. M. W. Dixon's classic grammar, The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland, was published, under thirty speakers of the 'traditional' language remained. Now only some of their children and grandchildren use the language; these younger people speak a simplified version. In this impressive empirical survey, Annette Schmidt analyses the changes that have taken place in the Dyirbal spoken by that last generation of its speakers at the levels of phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon and semantics. She also provides a detailed account of the socio-linguistic setting of the community and the attitudes towards Dyirbal among younger speakers, their elders and English speakers. (Publisher's information). € 27.90 (New) (MD)