Nova Coletânea de Novelas Gregas Antigas

"This volume of translations has no English predecessor or foreign equal. . . . Reardon, having miraculously resurrected serious study of this oddly neglected literature, has organized the entire venture, written the general introduction, translated some texts, and edited all."-Choice

Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact flourish in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure to which they are related. Popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon's excellent volume. Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: ideal romance, travel adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A new foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel.

Full information about the bookis available online: http://go.ucpress.edu/AncientNovels

$39.95, £23.95 paperback

978-0-520-25655-2

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Exposição sobre Adriano - The British Museum

The British Museum
Hadrian: Empire and Conflit

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/hadrian.aspx

Opens 24 July

Explore the life, love and legacy of Rome's most enigmatic emperor, Hadrian (reigned AD 117–138). This unprecedented exhibition will provide fresh insight into the sharp contradictions of Hadrian's character and challenges faced during his reign. Objects from 28 museums worldwide and finds from recent excavations will be shown together for the first time to reassess his legacy, which remains strikingly relevant today.

Hadrian: Exhibition overview

This special exhibition will explore the life, love and legacyof Rome’s most enigmatic emperor, Hadrian (reignedAD 117–138).
Ruling an empire that comprised much of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East, Hadrian was a capable and, at times, ruthless military leader. He realigned borders and quashed revolt, stabilising a territory critically overstretched by his predecessor, Trajan.
Hadrian had a great passion for architecture and Greek culture. His extensive building programme included the Pantheon in Rome, his villa in Tivoli and the city of Antinoopolis, which he founded and named after his male lover Antinous.
This unprecedented exhibition will provide fresh insight into the sharp contradictions of Hadrian’s character and challenges faced during his reign.
Objects from 28 museums worldwide and finds from recent excavations will be shown together for the first time to reassess his legacy, which remains strikingly relevant today.

Hadrian: Empire and Conflict catalogue by Thorsten Opper. This book is a great companion to the exhibition. £40 hardback, £25 paperback.

Hadrian (r. AD 117-138) is known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture and his passion for Greece and Greek culture. This book and exhibition move beyond this image to give a new appraisal of this Emperor,Individual chapters of the book look at Hadrian the man as an individual; Hadrian the military leader and strategist; Hadrian the amateur architect who created magnificent buildings such as his villa at Tivoli; Hadrian the lover who defied his malefavourite Antinous after his mysterious death in the Nile; and Hadrian the traveller who tirelessly roamed his empire and its boundaries. The book will conclude with the legacy of Hadrian, including a discussion of the genesis of MargueriteYourcenar's famous Memoirs of Hadrian, about to be turned into a major Hollywood film.This important book is richly illustrated throughout with key works of art -both celebrated and less well-known sculptures, bronzes, coins and medals, drawings and watercolours.