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The Imperfect Indicative in Early Latin Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 29
ISBN: 9781607246275
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Prof. Wheeler traces the development of the Latin imperfect from its earliest roots to its later simplification.
The Indo-Iranian Nasal Verbs Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 85
ISBN: 9781607246282
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Edwin Fay's mathematical model for the patterns of mutations in nasal Sanskrit verbs.
The Moods of Indirect Quotation Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 29
ISBN: 9781607246350
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
A discussion of the psycology behind tense and mood choice in Latin indirect speech.
The Order of Conditional Thought Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 55
ISBN: 9781607246268
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Prof. Nutting surveys and explains the psycological reasoning behind the conditional sentence, providing context for the often confusing grammatical constructions they present.
The Origin and Meaning of the Ancient Characters of Style Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 43
ISBN: 9781607246329
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Prof. Hendrickson traces the legacy of Greek rhetorical theory in the writings of Cicero.
The Significance of the Parodoi in the Greek Theater Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 26
ISBN: 9781607246503
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Kelley Rees examines the question of whether or not the parodoi of Greco-Roman theaters conventionally represented specific destinations relative to the city/ stage.
The Unreal Conditional Sentence in Cicero Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 36
ISBN: 9781607246404
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
H. C. Nutting's exploration of the use and structure of conditional sentences in Cicero's prose provides a clear discussion of this key feature of Latin syntax.
The Use of the Optative in the Edda Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781607246374
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Tenney Frank's review and discussion of the uses of the optative in the Edda sagas of Iceland.
The Vatican Codex of Cicero's Verrines Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 28
ISBN: 9781607246336
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Sir Peterson's analysis of the Vatican codex of Cicero's Verrine Orations.
Transposition Variants in Cicero's Verrines Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 28
ISBN: 9781607246411
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Sir Peterson's analysis of the manuscript tradition for the Verrine orations, with particular attention given towards removing word-order errors made by copyists.
Vahlen's Ennius Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 35
ISBN: 9781607246480
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Knapp's description of the process by which Johannes Vahlen found and compiled the fragments of Ennius into his Ennianae poesis reliquiae.
Varroniana: De Lingua Latina Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 37
ISBN: 9781607246558
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Fay's commentary and emmendation of Goetz and School's edition of Varro's de Lingua Latina.
Virgil's Georgics and the British Poets Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781607246435
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Wilfred Mustard finds references to Vergil's Georgics in a variety of English authors from the 15th to the 19th century.
Words of Speaking and Saying in the Indo-European Languages Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9781607246572
Pub Date: 23 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
Carl Buck examines the wide range of words of speaking found in Indo-European languages.
The Maps Of Chickamauga Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781932714722
Pub Date: 15 Sep 2009
Imprint: Savas Beatie
Description:
The Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of 120 full-colour maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloodshed of Chickamauga one of the most confusing actions of the American Civil War. Track individual regiments through their engagements at fifteen to twenty-minute intervals or explore each army in motion as brigades and divisions manoeuvre and deploy to face the enemy. The Maps of Chickamauga allows readers to fully grasp the action at any level of interest.
Études sur les Tchinghianés ou Bohémiens de l’Empire Ottoman Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 660
ISBN: 9781607243212
Pub Date: 11 Sep 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Historical Grammars Archive
Description:
A rare exploration of the language of the Romani people (popularly called “gypsies”), this study has been the standard reference for those who wish to explore the still poorly understood languages of the Bohemians of the Ottoman Empire. Part language study, part translation exercise, Paspates’ treatment is one of the few available on this topic. Starting out with an introduction and brief grammar, the major portion of the book is a lexicon of Romani.