Handbook for Classical ResearchOne of the glories of the Greco-Roman classics is the opportunity that they give us to consider a great culture in its entirety; but our ability to do that depends on our ability to work comfortably with very varied fields of scholarship. The Handbook for Classical Research offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources. The book is divided into 7 parts: The Basics, Language, The Traditional Fields, The Physical Remains, The Written Word, The Classics and Related Disciplines, The Classics since Antiquity. Topics covered range from history and literature, lexicography and linguistics, epigraphy and palaeography, to archaeology and numismatics, and the study and reception of the classics. Guidance is given not only to read, for example, an archaeological or papyrological report, but also on how to find such sources when they are relevant to research. Concentrating on "how-to" topics, the Handbook for Classical Research is a much needed resource for both teachers and students. |
Contents
What Are Your Sources? 39 | |
Book Reviews 57 | |
Grammar 81 | |
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Using Classical Texts 100 | |
Epigraphy 217 | |
Papyrology 235 | |
Editing Classical Texts 257 | |
THE CLASSICS AND RELATED DISCIPLINES | |
Music and Dance 288 | |
Ancient Religion and Mythology 316 | |
Law 329 | |
Sociology Anthropology Economics and Psychology 343 | |
Reading and Understanding Literature 115 | |
Oratory and Rhetoric 130 | |
Archaeology 177 | |
Mycenaean Studies 192 | |
Reconstructing the Ancient World 374 | |
Abbreviations 389 | |