NEW PUBLICATIONS

Η αρχαία ελληνική τέχνη και η ακτινοβολία της
[Ancient Greek art and its radiance]

M. Voutiras &
A. Goulaki-Voutira

Ο Κάτης και ο μποντικός [Katis and the mouse]

C. Luciani (ed.)

ISBN 978-960-231-147-9

The book examines ancient Greek art in all its aspects (architecture, sculpture, painting, pottery), covering the period from the end of the 2nd millennium BC to the Hellenistic period. The investigation (in separate chapters) of the influence that ancient Greek art exerted on both contemporary European and Modern Greek art is a major innovation of the volume.

ISBN 978-960-231-143-1

Katis and the mouse is a short, amusing folk poem written during the Renaissance, whose theme centres on the cat and mouse game. The poet, probably from Crete, narrates, in a satirical mood, a variation of a well-known tale (familiar from oral folk tradition as well), which has instructive implications regarding relations of power and weakness, deceit and gullibility.

Ιστορική γλωσσολογία και φιλολογία

[Historical linguistics and philology]

G. Giannakis

Από τον ύστερο Μεσαίωνα ώς τον 18ο αι. Εισαγωγή στα παλιότερα κείμενα της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας [From the Late Middle Ages to the 18th c. An introduction to the older Modern Greek texts]

G. Kechagioglou (ed.)

ISBN 978-960-231-145-5

Taking an inderdisciplinary approach, the book examines the relationship between historical linguistics and philology, as documented by subfields such as etymology, archaeology, poetics, the study of dialects, culture and myth, writing, etc. One of the stated aims of the book is an effort to re-establish and re-invigorate the links between historical linguistics and philology, particularly with classical philology.

ISBN 978-960-231-139-4

This is a short critical introduction to Modern Greek literature from its inception, during the Late Middle Ages, to the third quarter of the 18th century. For each individual phase of this extended time period, the author examines the time-space context of literary creation, its linguistic expression, its relationship to the pre-existing local literary tradition, but also its cultural exchanges with the East and the West, etc.

Η ελληνική αρχαιότητα

[Greek αntiquity]

D. Kyrtatas & S. Rangos

Ιστορικές, φιλοσοφικές και ψυχολογικές όψεις στον 20ό αιώνα

[Twentieth-Century historical, philosophical and pscychological perspectives]

C. Knellwolf, C. Norris (eds)

ISBN 978-960-231-136-3

The book aims to present Ancient Greek history from the 8th century BC to the 4th Century AD, in a manner that is stimulating and useful for both the teachers and the students of secondary education. The authors see the triptych war-politics-culture as the most fitting means to introduce readers to this particular historical epoch. In the individual chapters and sub-chapters of the book, they examine the wars as well as the political and cultural events of each period (Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Greco-Roman). The book also contains a chronological table of events and an index.

ISBN 978-960-231-142-4

In the final volume of the nine-volume series entitled The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, which presents a comprehensive historical account of Western literary criticism from classical antiquity to the present day, there is marked emphasis on the rethinking of historical and philosophical approaches, which have emerged, especially during the past two decades, as among the most challenging areas of debate.

Mελέτες για την ελληνική γλώσσα 31. Διδασκαλία και εκμάθηση της ελληνικής

[Studies in Greek linguistics 31. Teaching and Learning of Greek]

Πτωχολέων [Ptocholeon]

G. Kechagioglou (ed.)

ISBN 978-960-231-144-8

This volume consists of papers presented at the 31th Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics, School of Philology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (16-18 April 2010). Conference theme: 'Teaching and Learning of Greek'.

ISBN 978-960-231-146-2

Ptocholeon is an anonymous folk poem, written probably in the late Middle Ages, but having a significant manuscript tradition until the third quarter of the 18th century. It is a philosophical/ instructive and humorously bold account of the story of a wise old assessor who unexpectedly, but in an infallible and demystifying manner, reveals the trashy behind the deceptive front of fancy/impressive objects, animals and persons.