Inscribing Sorrow

Fourth-century Attic grave epigrams reflect a transitional phase in the evolution of the genre of epigram. They testify to a shift of interest towards social issues such as the family, the deceased’s age and profession. In a turbulent period of restlessness and uncertainty that followed the devastating Peloponnesian war, the commemoration of the departed in private monuments became an effective mechanism of displaying publicly a new set of social concerns. [more ...]

Neuplatonismus und Ästhetik

[Neo-Platonism and Aesthetics]

The volume enquires into the relationship between philosophy and aesthetics in Late Antiquity. Is the sensuous beauty of art a medium for the highest thinkable truth? And if this can be called 'aesthetics', how has it changed over the centuries and what is its significance for the theory of art today?  [more ...]

Monster in der frühgriechischen Kunst

[Monsters in Early Greek Art]

Portrayals of monsters and beasts set in long, alternate rows dominated early Greek art from 700 to about 550 BC. Lorenz Winkler-Horaček shows in detail to what extent Oriental models were adopted – and how and when they were transformed by the pot painters of Corinth.  [more ...]

Katharsiskonzeptionen vor Aristoteles

[Catharsis Prior to Aristotle]

Which models of catharsis was Aristotle acquainted with, and what was the relationship between them? Proceeding from a detailed foreword, the specialist papers provide an overview of the use of the term in the different areas of biology, medicine, ritual, cult, music theory, psychology and philosophy. [more ...]

Literatur und Religion
Band 2

The series MythosEikonPoiesis begins with the publication of contributions to an international conference held at Castelen-Augst near Basle. The conference laid new foundations in examining the interdependence of myth, ritual and Greek literature in many different genres with regard to their textual structure and poetics. [more ...]

Cicero, "Philippics" 3-9

The Philippics form the climax of Cicero’s rhetorical achievement and political activity. Besides, these fourteen speeches are an important testimony to the critical final phase of the Roman Republic. This two-volume edition provides a comprehensive scholarly commentary on Philippics 3-9, seven central speeches of the corpus. [more ...]