Shapiro H Alan (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 0. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Slight wear on upper and lower edges of text. Cover slightly worn on corners. Otherwise VG 430 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. It does have some cover shelfwear, edge wear, corner wear. Inside pages are clean. ; 8.5 X 0.75 X 12 inches; 287 pages.

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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Chicago: The Poetry Foundation. 2008 Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 9"], last numbered page is 512 [first numbered page is 439] [plus ads/etc at the rear]. Near Fine copy with horizontal crack near the spine center 150.

Oversize Paperback. Condition: VG. Oversize paperback.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. DJ is price-clipped.; 448 pages; Information about women is scattered throughout the fragmented mosaic of ancient history: the vivid poetry of Sappho survived antiquity on remnants of damaged papyrus; the inscription on a beautiful fourth century B. C. E. Grave praises the virtues of Mnesarete, an Athenian woman who died young; a great number of Roman wives were found guilty of poisoning their husbands, but was it accidental food poisoning, or disease, or something more sinister. Apart from the legends of Cleopatra, Dido and Lucretia, and images of graceful maidens dancing on urns, the evidence about the lives of women of the classical world--visual, archaeological, and written--has remained uncollected and uninterpreted. Now, the lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched Women in the Classical World lifts the curtain on the women of ancient Greece and Rome, exploring the lives of slaves and prostitutes, Athenian housewives, and Rome's imperial family. The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and funerary art, women's ornaments, historical epics, political speeches, even ancient coins--to present women in the historical and cultural context of their time. Written by leading experts in the fields of ancient history and art history, women's studies, and Greek and Roman literature, the book's chronological arrangement allows the changing roles of women to unfold over a thousand-year period, beginning in the eighth century B. C. E. Both the art and the literature highlight women's creativity, sexuality and coming of age, marriage and childrearing, religious and public roles, and other themes. Fascinating chapters report on the wild behavior of Spartan and Etruscan women and the mythical Amazons; the changing views of the female body presented in male-authored gynecological treatises; the "new woman" represented by the love poetry of the late Republic and Augustan Age; and the traces of upper- and lower-class life in Pompeii, miraculously preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C. E. Provocative and surprising, Women in the Classical World is a masterly foray into the past, and a definitive statement on the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No jacket. New. Still in shrink wrap.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover exhibition catalogue. Near Fine. Thick quarto; printed wraps; 285 pp.; illustrated with 185 plates mostly in b/w; very light edgewear, else a nice, clean and crisp copy. Extra shipping may apply outside the US. Uncommon. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are a lightly tanned and foxed. 430 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Spine sunned with creasing and some colour flecking off. Light creasing to corners.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 287 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Used like new. Used like new softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (7 x 1 x 10 inches) Includes B&W photos, art prints, maps, and an index. 442 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Information about women is scattered throughout the fragmented mosaic of ancient history: the vivid poetry of Sappho survived antiquity on remnants of damaged papyrus; the inscription on a beautiful fourth century B.C.E. grave praises the virtues of Mnesarete, an Athenian woman who died young; a great number of Roman wives were found guilty of poisoning their husbands, but was it accidental food poisoning, or disease, or something more sinister. Apart from the legends of Cleopatra, Dido and Lucretia, and images of graceful maidens dancing on urns, the evidence about the lives of women of the classical world--visual, archaeological, and written--has remained uncollected and uninterpreted. Now, the lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched Women in the Classical World lifts the curtain on the women of ancient Greece and Rome, exploring the lives of slaves and prostitutes, Athenian housewives, and Rome's imperial family. The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and funerary art, women's ornaments, historical epics, political speeches, even ancient coins--to present women in the historical and cultural context of their time. Written by leading experts in the fields of ancient history and art history, women's studies, and Greek and Roman literature, the book's chronological arrangement allows the changing roles of women to unfold over a thousand-year period, beginning in the eighth century B.C.E. Both the art and the literature highlight women's creativity, sexuality and coming of age, marriage and childrearing, religious and public roles, and other themes. Fascinating chapters report on the wild behavior of Spartan and Etruscan women and the mythical Amazons; the changing views of the female body presented in male-authored gynecological treatises; the "new woman" represented by the love poetry of the late Republic and Augustan Age; and the traces of upper- and lower-class life in Pompeii, miraculously preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Provocative and surprising, Women in the Classical World is a masterly foray into the past, and a definitive statement on the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Small sticker applied to top of spine (reinforce tear? ).; Very heavy book; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 367 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Tear along hinge of front wrap (~6 cm). Else some shelfwear.; Very heavy book; 11.7 X 8.9 X 1.0 inches; 367 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wilson, R. York; Dawson, Isobel; Dresser, Lawrence; (illustrator). First Edition. Features: X for Escape - Photo-illustrated article (part 1 of 2) by Flt.-Lieut. Tony Pengelly describes the dramatic Great Escape from Luft Stalag III involving 83 prisoners, 50 of whom were later shot - basis for the classic WWII film The Great Escape starring Steve McQueen; Nice cover illustration by R. York Wilson features brass band practicing; W.A. Irwin becomes new Editor of Maclean's - photo and brief article; Relax - It's Good for You; Bee Business - Ervin Hogarth has 150 bees near Tara, Ontario; Mars Gone Barmy - Maj.-Gen. J.F.C. Fuller argues atomic war cannot be won; Where Milk is Medicine - Europe's lack of food in the aftermath of WWII; Britian's Place in the World; Washington Memo - U.S. Strikers want to keep war wages (52 for 40 or Fight!); Backstage Ottawa - NRMA men (Zombies) were sent to the First Canadian Division on or after VE Day; Is the Union Shop Democratic? - arguments for and against; Sculptors Elizabeth Wyn Wood and Mani Hahn - Photo-illustrated article; "When the Ice-Worms Nest Again" - Brief article discussing Robert Service; Stretch the Meat; and more. Short stories include: Molly Was a Doctor; White Horse; Soft Music. Nice ads for: The Wartime Prices and Trade Board (encouraging the mending of clothes); Imperial Oil (featuring oil exploration); Frigidaire, Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese; Canadian Pacific (color illustration of driving of the last spike to celebrate 60 years of progress, 1885-1945); Pepsodent Tooth Paste; Eveready Flashlight Batteries - featuring image of Vancouver radio personality Thora Anders; Arrid deodorant - featuring photo of Gertrude Niesen; Nostalgic one-page Maclean's subscription ad; National War Finance Committee; Nice colour-photo Caterpillar Diesel ad inside back cover features two dozers preparing new rail bed through mountains. 68 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this historic vintage issue.