Selected Works
Title | Selected Works PDF eBook |
Author | Galen |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Galen (AD 129-99), researcher and scholar, surgeon and philosopher, logician, herbalist and personal physician to the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was the most influential and multi-faceted medical author of antiquity. This is the first major selection in English of Galen's work, functioning as an essential introduction to his "medical philosophy" and including the first-ever translations of several major works. A detailed Introduction presents a vivid insight into medical practice as well as intellectual and everyday life in ancient Rome.
Beowulf
Title | Beowulf PDF eBook |
Author | Heather O'Donoghue |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2008-10-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 019955529X |
Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. This acclaimed translation is complemented by a critical introduction and substantial editorial apparatus.
Gothic Tales
Title | Gothic Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0198734298 |
This collection brings together 33 of Arthur Conan Doyle's best Gothic Tales for the first time.
Greek Lyric Poetry
Title | Greek Lyric Poetry PDF eBook |
Author | M. L. West |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2008-09-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 019954039X |
The Greek lyric, elegiac and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BCE produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. This new poetic translation captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry.
The Mabinogion
Title | The Mabinogion PDF eBook |
Author | Sioned Davies |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2007-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0192832425 |
The 11 tales of the Mabinogion combine Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance. This new translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Title | Percy Bysshe Shelley PDF eBook |
Author | Percy Bysshe Shelley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780192813749 |
The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration PDF eBook |
Author | Steven J. Balla |
Publisher | Oxford Handbooks |
Pages | 673 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0199646139 |
This Handbook brings together a collection of leading international authors to reflect on the influence of central contributions, or classics, that have shaped the development of the field of public policy and administration. The Handbook reflects on a wide range of key contributions to the field, selected on the basis of their international and wider disciplinary impact. Focusing on classics that contributed significantly to the field over the second half of the 20th century, it offers insights into works that have explored aspects of the policy process, of particular features of bureaucracy, and of administrative and policy reforms. Each classic is discussed by a leading international scholars. They offer unique insights into the ways in which individual classics have been received in scholarly debates and disciplines, how classics have shaped evolving research agendas, and how the individual classics continue to shape contemporary scholarly debates. In doing so, this volume offers a novel approach towards considering the various central contributions to the field. The Handbook offers students of public policy and administration state-of-the-art insights into the enduring impact of key contributions to the field.