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Ancient Greek Letter Writing

A Cultural History (600 BC- 150 BC)

By: Paola Ceccarelli

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Ancient Greek Letter Writing

A Cultural History (600 BC- 150 BC)

By: Paola Ceccarelli

In this volume, Ceccarelli offers a history of the development of letter writing in ancient Greece from the archaic to the early Hellenistic period. Highlighting the specificity of letter-writing, as opposed to other forms of communication and writing, the volume looks at documentary letters, but also traces the role of embedded letters in the texts of the ancient historians, in drama, and in the speeches of the orators. While a letter is in itself the transcription of an oral message and, as such, can be either truthful or deceitful, letters acquired negative connotations in the fifth century, especially when used for transactions concerning the public and not the private sphere. Viewed as the instrument of tyrants or near eastern kings, these negative connotations were evident especially in Athens where comedy and tragedy testified to an underlying concern with epistolary communication. In other areas of the Greek world, such as Sparta or Crete, the letter may have been seen as an unproblematic instrument for managing public policies, with inscriptions documenting the official use of letters not only by the Hellenistic kings, but also by some poleis.

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OUP Oxford

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0191663077

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9780191663079

The Knights Errant of Anarchy

London and the Italian Anarchist Diaspora (1880-1917)

By: Pietro Di Paola

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The Knights Errant of Anarchy

London and the Italian Anarchist Diaspora (1880-1917)

By: Pietro Di Paola

Late-Victorian London was home to many exiled anarchist groups who fled persecution in their home countries. In this book Pietro Di Paola looks at the lives of Italian anarchists, balancing an examination of their political organizations and activities with a study of their everyday lives as exiles and militants. Central to the book is an analysis of the processes by which the Italian anarchists created an international revolutionary network, what would be seen as an extremely dangerous threat by European and American governments. By investigating the political, social, and cultural aspects of this radical Italian group, The Knights Errant of Anarchy speaks to political radicalism within immigrant communities at large.

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257

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Oxford University Press

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1846319692

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9781846319693

In the Land of Marvels

Science, Fabricated Realities, and Industrial Espionage in the Age of the Grand Tour

By: Paola Bertucci

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In the Land of Marvels

Science, Fabricated Realities, and Industrial Espionage in the Age of the Grand Tour

By: Paola Bertucci

This book explores the early advent of electricity as a pivotal phenomenon in the cultivation of popular cultural scientific interest"--

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179

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JHU Press

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142144710X

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9781421447100

The ›Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi‹

A Commentary

By: Paola Bassino

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The ›Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi‹

A Commentary

By: Paola Bassino

This book provides a comprehensive study of the Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi, an influential ancient Greek text that narrates the lives of Homer and Hesiod and their legendary poetic contest. It offers new perspectives on the nature, uses, and legacy of the text and its tale of literary competition. Located within a recent trend in scholarship that treats ancient biographies as modes of literary reception, the first chapter discusses how, for authors throughout antiquity and beyond, staging an imaginary competition between Homer and Hesiod was an adaptable and flexible way to convey a diverse range of speculations on epic poetry. The study of the manuscript tradition reassesses the relationships between the text of the Certamen preserved in its entirety in one single manuscript, and a small number of fragmentary witnesses on papyrus. It also presents new textual evidence demonstrating the success and circulation of the text in the Renaissance, and a new critical edition with translation. The commentary focuses on how the text characterises the two poets and encourages reflection on their respective wisdom, aesthetic and ethical values, divine inspiration, and Panhellenic appeal. It also addresses the role of Alcidamas as a source for the Certamen and identifies other sophistic influences.

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286

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110583488

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9783110583489

Theoretical Physics for Biological Systems

By: Paola Lecca,Angela Re

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Theoretical Physics for Biological Systems

By: Paola Lecca,Angela Re

Quantum physics provides the concepts and their mathematical formalization that lend themselves to describe important properties of biological networks topology, such as vulnerability to external stress and their dynamic response to changing physiological conditions. A theory of networks enhanced with mathematical concepts and tools of quantum physics opens a new area of biological physics, the one of systems biological physics.

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105

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CRC Press

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1351374311

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9781351374316

Computational Systems Biology

Inference and Modelling

By: Paola Lecca,Angela Re,Adaoha Elizabeth Ihekwaba,Ivan Mura,Thanh-Phuong Nguyen

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Computational Systems Biology

Inference and Modelling

By: Paola Lecca,Angela Re,Adaoha Elizabeth Ihekwaba,Ivan Mura,Thanh-Phuong Nguyen

Computational Systems Biology: Inference and Modelling provides an introduction to, and overview of, network analysis inference approaches which form the backbone of the model of the complex behavior of biological systems. This book addresses the challenge to integrate highly diverse quantitative approaches into a unified framework by highlighting the relationships existing among network analysis, inference, and modeling. The chapters are light in jargon and technical detail so as to make them accessible to the non-specialist reader. The book is addressed at the heterogeneous public of modelers, biologists, and computer scientists. - Provides a unified presentation of network inference, analysis, and modeling - Explores the connection between math and systems biology, providing a framework to learn to analyze, infer, simulate, and modulate the behavior of complex biological systems - Includes chapters in modular format for learning the basics quickly and in the context of questions posed by systems biology - Offers a direct style and flexible formalism all through the exposition of mathematical concepts and biological applications

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182

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Woodhead Publishing

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0081001150

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9780081001158

Ancient Greek Letter Writing

A Cultural History (600 BC- 150 BC)

By: Paola Ceccarelli

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A Cultural History (600 BC- 150 BC)

By: Paola Ceccarelli

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Book's by Paola Ceccarelli

Ancient Greek Letter Writing

Ancient Greek Letter Writing

The Knights Errant of Anarchy

The Knights Errant of Anarchy

In the Land of Marvels

In the Land of Marvels

The ›Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi‹

The ›Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi‹

Theoretical Physics for Biological Systems

Theoretical Physics for Biological Systems

Computational Systems Biology

Computational Systems Biology

Ancient Greek Letter Writing

Ancient Greek Letter Writing

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