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Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology
Jessica Mellenthin
Susan O. Shapiro
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Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History - Volume 3
Christopher Brooks
Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from around 8,000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available inwards iii volumes roofing the next fourth dimension periods together with topics:
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Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History - Volume 2
Christopher Brooks
Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from around 8,000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available inwards iii volumes roofing the next fourth dimension periods together with topics:
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Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History - Volume 1
Christopher Brooks
Western Civilization: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from around 8,000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available inwards iii volumes roofing the next fourth dimension periods together with topics:
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Greek together with Latin Roots: Part I - Latin
Peter Smith, University of Victoria
Greek together with Latin Roots: Part I - Latin is purpose i of a 2 purpose series. This serial examines the systematic principles past times which a large part of English linguistic communication vocabulary has evolved from Latin together with (to a lesser degree) from Greek. This mass focuses on Latin roots. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 link to the instant purpose focusing on the Greek roots tin hold upward flora below. Part I volition endeavor to impart some science inwards the recognition together with proper utilisation of words derived from Latin. There is a stress on principles: although students volition hold upward continually looking at interesting private words, their constant aim volition hold upward to abide by predictable full general patterns of historical development, thence that they may hold upward able to create out with novel together with unfamiliar words of whatever type that they receive got studied. They volition hold upward shown how to approach the occupation past times a physical care for known every bit “word analysis,” which is roughly comparable to the dissection of an interesting specimen inwards the biological scientific discipline laboratory. The text assumes no previous knowledge of Latin, together with does non involve the grammatical report of this language—except for a few basic features of substantive together with verb formation that volition assist students to sympathise the Latin legacy inwards English. Although at that spot volition hold upward some attending paid to the historical interaction of Latin with English, this text is definitely non a systematic history of the English linguistic communication language. It focuses on alone those elements inside English linguistic communication that receive got been direct or indirectly affected past times this classical language. In guild to render the broadest possible service to students, the text emphasizes measure English linguistic communication vocabulary inwards electrical current use. The to a greater extent than exotic technical vocabulary of scientific discipline together with medicine tin hold upward extremely interesting, but is explored inwards alone summary fashion. Nevertheless, this text should hold upward of considerable value, say, to a would-be botanist or medical doctor, if alone past times providing the foundation for farther specialized enquiry.
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Greek together with Latin Roots: Part II - Greek
Peter Smith, University of Victoria
Greek together with Latin Roots: Part II - Greek is purpose 2 of a 2 purpose series. This serial examines the systematic principles past times which a large part of English linguistic communication vocabulary has evolved from Latin together with (to a lesser degree) from Greek. This mass focuses on Greek roots. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 link to the commencement purpose focusing on the Latin roots tin hold upward flora below. Part II volition endeavor to impart some science inwards the recognition together with proper utilisation of words derived from Greek. There is a stress on principles: although students volition hold upward continually looking at interesting private words, their constant aim volition hold upward to abide by predictable full general patterns of historical development, thence that they may hold upward able to create out with novel together with unfamiliar words of whatever type that they receive got studied. They volition hold upward shown how to approach the occupation past times a physical care for known every bit “word analysis,” which is roughly comparable to the dissection of an interesting specimen inwards the biological scientific discipline laboratory. The text assumes no previous knowledge of Greek, together with does non involve the grammatical report of this language—except for a few basic features of substantive together with verb formation that volition assist students to sympathise the Greek legacy inwards English. All students volition hold upward asked to larn the Greek alphabet. This science is non absolutely essential for a full general knowledge of Greek roots inwards English. However, it volition assist students sympathise a number of otherwise puzzling features of spelling together with usage. Although at that spot volition hold upward some attending paid to the historical interaction of Greek with English, this text is definitely non a systematic history of the English linguistic communication language. It focuses on alone those elements inside English linguistic communication that receive got been direct or indirectly affected past times this classical language. In guild to render the broadest possible service to students, the text emphasizes measure English linguistic communication vocabulary inwards electrical current use. The to a greater extent than exotic technical vocabulary of scientific discipline together with medicine tin hold upward extremely interesting, but is explored inwards alone summary fashion. Nevertheless, this text should hold upward of considerable value, say, to a would-be botanist or medical doctor, if alone past times providing the foundation for farther specialized enquiry.
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Intermediate Biblical Greek Reader: Galatians together with Related Texts
Nijay Gupta, Portland Seminary
Jonah Sandford
After completing basic biblical Greek, students are often eager to proceed to larn together with strengthen their skills of translation together with interpretation. This intermediate graded reader is designed to encounter those needs. The reader is “intermediate” inwards the sense that it presumes the user volition receive got already learned the basics of Greek grammer together with syntax together with has memorized Greek vocabulary words that appear often inwards the New Testament. The reader is “graded” inwards the sense that it moves from simpler translation go (Galatians) towards to a greater extent than advanced readings from the mass of James, the Septuagint, together with from i of the Church Fathers. In each reading lesson, the Greek text is given, followed past times supplemental notes that offering assist with vocabulary, challenging tidings forms, together with syntax. Discussion questions are also included to foster grouping conversation together with engagement. There are many practiced Greek readers inwards existence, but this reader differs from close others inwards a few of import ways. Most readers offering text selections from dissimilar parts of the Bible, but inwards this reader the user plant through i entire mass (Galatians). All subsequent lessons, then, build off of this interaction with Galatians through brusk readings that are inwards some agency related to Galatians. The Septuagint passages inwards the reader offering some broader context for texts that Paul quotes explicitly from the Septuagint. The Patristic reading from John Chrysystom comes from i of his homilies on Galatians. This approach to a Greek reader allows for both diverseness together with coherence inwards the learning process.
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The Ideologies of Lived Space inwards Literary Texts, Ancient together with Modern
Jo Heirman, University of Amsterdam
Jacqueline Klooster, University of Amsterdam
In a brief essay called Des espaces autres (1984) Michel Foucault announced that later the nineteenth century, which was dominated past times a historical outlook, the electrical current century mightiness rather hold upward the century of space. His prophecy has been fulfilled: the terminate of the twentieth century witnessed a ‘spatial turn' inwards humanities which was mayhap partly due to the globalisation of our modern world. Inspired past times the spatial plough inwards the humanities, this mass presents a number of essays on the ideological role of infinite inwards literary texts. The private articles analyse ancient together with modern literary texts from the angle of the close recent theoretical conceptualisations of space. The focus throughout is on how the sense of infinite is determined past times dominant political, philosophical or religious ideologies together with how, inwards turn, the description of spaces inwards literature is employed to express, broadcast or deconstruct this experience. By bringing together ancient together with modern, to a greater extent than often than non postcolonial texts, this mass hopes to get give-and-take alongside disciplines together with across continents. Among the authors discussed are: Homer, Nonnus, Alcaeus of Lesbos, Apollonius of Rhodes, Vergil, Herodotus, Panagiotis Soutsos, Assia Djebar, Tahar Djaout, Olive Senior, Jamaica Kincaid, Stefan Heym, Benoit Dutuertre, Henrik Stangerup together with David Malouf.
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Introduction to Human Osteology
Roberta Hall, Oregon State University
Kenneth Beals, Oregon State University
Holm Neumann
Georg Neumann, Indiana University
Gwyn Madden, Grand Valley State University
This text was designed for utilisation inwards the human osteology laboratory classroom. Bones are described to assist inwards identification of skeletonized remains inwards either an archaeological or forensic anthropology setting. Basic techniques for siding, aging, sexing, together with stature estimation are described. Both images of os together with drawings are included which may hold upward used for report purposes exterior of the classroom. The text represents go that has been developed over to a greater extent than than thirty years past times its diverse authors together with is meant to acquaint students with the basic analytical tools for the report of human osteology.
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Cornelius Nepos, 'Life of Hannibal': Latin Text, Notes, Maps, Illustrations together with Vocabulary
Bret Mulligan, Haverford College
Trebia. Trasimene. Cannae. With iii stunning victories, Hannibal humbled Rome together with nearly shattered its empire. Even today Hannibal's brilliant, if ultimately unsuccessful, cause against Rome during the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) brand him i of history's close celebrated armed forces leaders. This biography past times Cornelius Nepos (c. 100-27 BC) sketches Hannibal's life from the fourth dimension he began traveling with his father's regular army every bit a immature boy, through his sixteen-year invasion of Italy together with his tumultuous political career inwards Carthage, to his perilous exile together with eventual suicide inwards the East.
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Ovid, Amores (Book 1)
William Turpin, Vassar College
From Catullus to Horace, the tradition of Latin erotic poesy produced plant of literature which are withal read throughout the world. Ovid's Amores, written inwards the commencement century BC, is arguably the best-known together with close pop collection inwards this tradition.
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Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86. Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary together with English linguistic communication Translation
Ingo Gildenhard, Cambridge University
This mass provides a part of the original text of Cicero’s spoken language inwards Latin, a detailed commentary, report aids, together with a translation. As a literary artefact, the spoken language gives us insight into how the supreme original of Latin eloquence developed what nosotros would at nowadays telephone telephone rhetorical "spin". As an historical document, it provides a window into the night underbelly of Rome’s violet expansion together with exploitation of the Near East.
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Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733. Latin Text with Commentary
Andrew Zissos, University of California, Irvine
Ingo Gildenhard, Cambridge University
This extract from Ovid's 'Theban History' recounts the confrontation of Pentheus, manly mortal monarch of Thebes, with his divine cousin, Bacchus, the god of wine.
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Tacitus, Annals, 15.20-23, 33-45. Latin Text, Study Aids with Vocabulary, together with Commentary
Ingo Gildenhard, Cambridge University
Mathew Owen, Caterham School
This course of report mass offers a part of the original Latin text, report aids with vocabulary, together with a commentary. Designed to stretch together with get readers, Owen’s together with Gildenhard’s incisive commentary volition hold upward of exceptional involvement to students of Latin at both A2 together with undergraduate level.
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The Ideologies of Lived Space inwards Literary Texts, Ancient together with Modern
Jacqueline Klooster, University of Amsterdam
Jo Heirman, University of Amsterdam
In a brief essay called Des espaces autres (1984) Michel Foucault announced that later the nineteenth century, which was dominated past times a historical outlook, the electrical current century mightiness rather hold upward the century of space.
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World History: Cultures, States, together with Societies to 1500
Eugene Berger, Georgia Gwinnett College
World History: Cultures, States, together with Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored past times 6 USG faculty members with advance degrees inwards History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship.
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World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650
Kyounghye Kwon, University of North Georgia
Laura Getty, North Georgia College & State University
This peer-reviewed World Literature I anthology includes introductory text together with images earlier each serial of readings. Sections of the text are divided past times fourth dimension catamenia inwards iii parts: the Ancient World, Middle Ages, together with Renaissance, together with thence divided into chapters past times location.
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Writing every bit Material Practice: Substance, surface together with medium
Kathryn Piquette, University of Pennsylvania
Writing every bit Material Practice grapples with the number of writing every bit a cast of fabric civilization inwards its ancient together with to a greater extent than recent manifestations, together with inwards the contexts of production together with consumption.
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