Aeschines: Against Timarchos (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

This is the first commentary in any language on Aeschines' Against Timarchos, the prosecution speech in the politically crucial trial of 346/5BC. The case was that Timarchos was forbidden to hold public office and disenfranchised because he had engaged in improper homosexual relationships in the past and had wasted his inheritance on debauchery. The speech is our most important source for Athenian legal sanctions and moral attitudes concerning same-sex relations, and has been the focus of intense recent debates on the nature of Greek sexualities and on the relationship between sex, politics, and cultural life. It illuminates Athenian politics at the time when Athens faced the challenge to her independence from Philip of Macedon. It is a rhetorical masterpiece of misrepresentation, which persuaded the jury to convict Timarchos despite the fact that Aeschines had virtually no evidence of his misdeeds. This book provides a new translation, a full introduction, and a commentary, all accessible to those without knowledge of Greek. The introduction explores the main issues of the case, including Aeschines' career, Athenian laws and attitudes relating to homosexual relations, and the reasons for Aeschines' success: it is suggested that the verdict reflects the same moral and cultural unease in Athens which was shortly to produce the attempts at political, social, and cultural renewal associated with the age of Lycurgus. The fully documented commentary pays attention to the rhetorical strategy of the speech, explores important aspects of the language used, especially in relation to the moral denunciation of Timarchos' sexual and other malpractices, and explains all references to historical events and people.

Literature & Fiction

Fisher, Nick

Aeschines

History & Criticism

Clarendon Press

Designed to be a frank, friendly, and funny guide for boys, this book explains the biological stages of puberty with "real" incidents and examples of the feelings and experiences that accompany growing up.

Living with a Willy: The Inside Story

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Pan/Macmillan

Archaic Greece: New Approaches and New Evidence

Fourteen essays offering: Reinterpretation of archaeological material ( I. Morris ); Lakonian artistic production ( A. Powell ); Lakonian vase-painting ( A. Powell ); Iconography of Athena ( A. Villing ); Fresh interpretations of texts from Homer and Hesiod to the new Simonides ( K. Raaflaub et al ); Greek settlement in the West ( R. Osborne ); Archaic naval developments ( P. de Souza ); Archaic trade in the Mediterranean ( L. Foxhall ); Literacy and Lawmaking in Crete ( J. Whitley ); Display of weapons ( H. van Wees ).

History

Ancient Civilizations

The Classical Press of Wales

Hybris is today amongst the most often used and indeed mis-used terms from ancient Greece, but it is central to an understanding of Greek literature and society. The purpose of this book is to examine in detail exactly what it means. Professor Fisher traces the use of the concept in literature and law from the time of Homer to that of Aristotle. He finds throughout that the essence of hybris is the deliberate infliction of dishonour and shame upon others. It is not, as commonly thought, a special form of pride or self-confidence which offends the gods and is characteristic of tragic heroes. Professor Fisher's thorough and thoughtful treatment of this concept has ensured this book has become a standard work on the subject for many years.

Hybris: A study in the values of honour and shame in Ancient Greece

Liverpool University Press

Hardmen Gangsters Jokers and Pranksters: EVERY TOWN'S GOT 'EM (And Stockport was at the front of the queue when they were handing them out)

Humor & Entertainment

Books, Nick Fisher

Humor

You're Avin A Laugh / NJF Books

From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise and beautifully illustrated guide to fishing along British coastline. All that's needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics, such as when and where to go fishing, and then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch (each one clearly photographed), covering their conservation status, season, habitat and method of catching. Next he gets down to the nitty gritty, with a guide to tackles, rods, reeds, rigs, knots and bait, and step-by-step advice on all the sea fishing techniques. And for once you've made your catch, there are 30 delicious recipes from River Cottage.

Sea Fishing: River Cottage Handbook No.6

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cooking by Ingredient

Bloomsbury Publishing

An authoritative and glorious A to Z of more than three hundred ingredients and three hundred recipes, set to become an essential tome in the River Cottage library.
This huge and beautiful book is a River Cottage encyclopedia of ingredients. With entries on vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, meat, fish, foraged foods, dairy, oils, vinegar, and much more, it celebrates more than three hundred ingredients that the modern cook might come across.
Each ingredient is described by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall or an expert contributor from his River Cottage team. They explain how best to prepare a given ingredient, which varieties to look for, and optimum seasonality. For every entry there is a delicious recipe.
With stunning food photography and gorgeous illustrations, River Cottage A to Z is an ambitious work that will become a guide for every kitchen, as indispensable as The Fannie Farmer Cookbook.

River Cottage A to Z: Our Favourite Ingredients, & How to Cook Them

Meller, Gill

Diacono, Mark

Corbin, Pam

Wright, John

Lamb, Steven

FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, Hugh

Duffy, Nikki

Maddams, Tim

Cooking Methods

Revised and updated, this book for boys explains the biological stages of puberty with "real" incidents and examples of the feelings and experiences that accompany growing up Living with a Willy is about what it's really like to be a willy owner. It's about your body and what happens to it. Real things, stuff like what it feels like to stand in the shower next to someone who's only two weeks older than you, but seems to be in possession of a member several sizes bigger. This book isn't going to teach you a lot of long Latin words ending in m, but it might just help you understand what it really means to own a daft tuft of flesh shaped like a chipolata.

Teen & Young Adult

Personal Health

Pan Books

The formidable River Cottage team turns their attention to all matters aquatic in this definitive guide to freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and shellfish. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Nick Fisher examine the ecological and moral issues of fishing, teach individual skills such as catching and descaling, and offer a comprehensive (and fascinating) species reference section. They also demystify the cooking of fish with 135 recipes for preparing fish and shellfish in diverse ways, from pickling to frying to smoking. This ambitious reference-cookbook appeals to both intellect and appetite by focusing on the pleasures of catching, cooking, and eating fish while grounding those actions in a philosophy and practice of sustainability. The authors help us understand the human impact on the seafood population, while their infectious enthusiasm for all manner of fish and shellfish—from the mighty salmon to the humble mackerel to the unsung cockle—inspires us to explore different and unfamiliar species. Fish is superlative food, but it’s also a precious resource. The River Cottage Fish Book delivers a complete education alongside a wealth of recipes, and is the most opinionated and passionate fish book around.

The River Cottage Fish Book: The Definitive Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Fish and Shellfish [A Cookbook] (River Cottage Cookbook)

Ten Speed Press+

The words 'aristocrats', 'aristocracy' and 'aristocratic values' appear in many a study of ancient history and culture. Sometimes these terms are used with a precise meaning. More often they are casual shorthand for 'upper class', 'ruling elite' and 'high standards'. This book brings together 12 new studies by an impressive international cast of specialists. It demonstrates not only that true aristocracies were rare in the ancient world, but also that the modern use of 'aristocracy' in a looser sense is misleading. The word comes with connotations derived from medieval and modern history. Antiquity, it is here argued, was different. An introductory chapter by the editors argues that 'aristocracy' is rarely a helpful concept for the analysis of political struggles, of historical developments or of ideology. The editors call instead for close study of the varied nature of social inequalities and relationships in particular times and places. The following eleven chapters explore and in most cases challenge the common assumption that hereditary 'aristocrats' who derive much of their status, privilege and power from their ancestors are identifiable at most times and places in the ancient world. They question, too, the related notion that deep ideological divisions existed between 'aristocratic values', such as hospitality, generosity and a disdain for commerce or trade, and the norms and ideals of lower or 'middling' classes. They do so by detailed analysis of archaeological and literary evidence for the rise and nature of elites and leisure classes, diverse elite strategies, and political conflicts in a variety of states across the Mediterranean. Chapters deal with archaic and classical Athens, Samos, Aigina and Crete; the Greek 'colonial' settlements such as Sicily; archaic Rome and central Italy; and the Roman empire under the Principate.

Aristocracy in Antiquity: Redefining Greek and Roman Elites (Kataloge Und Schriften Der Staatlichen Bibliothek Regensburg)

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