New Releases by Mary Beard

Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) is the most famous female Classicist in history, the author of books that revolutionized our understanding of Greek culture and religion. This lively and innovative portrayal of a fascinating woman raises the question of who wins (and how) in the competition for academic fame.

This textbook outlines the key features of the period of Rome in the late Republic, from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion to the function of political institutions. This second edition also contains a new introduction and an updated bibliography.

This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans'' own theories of their religious system and its origins; the relationship of religion and the changing politics of Rome; the religious importance of the layout and monuments of the city itself; changing ideas of religious identity and community; religious innovation - and, ultimately, revolution. The companion volume, Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook, sets out a wide range of documents richly illustrating the religious life in the Roman world.

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.

"This booklet is a record of our exhibition on the History of Women in Classics at Cambridge 1871-1948, staged in the Museum of Classical Archaeology in the Classics Facultly buildinng on the Sidgwcsk Site. The Exhibition was arranged specially 1o coincide with the 50th anniversary commemoration of women being admitted to degrees in 1948; but was also part of a broader project to chart the history of the Faculty from the late nineteeenth century to the twenty-first"--Introduction to the booklet.

A great deal of interest has been aroused in Piaget''s observations of children''s thinking, but difficulty is commonly experienced in reading his books because the style is involved and the specialised vocabulary he invented is not readily understood. This book is the first attempt to provide a concise and simple outline of the whole developmental psychology from birth to adolescence. It includes accounts of the organization of actions and perceptions in infancy, the development of the capacity to represent one thing by another and to direct actions by language in early childhood, the acquisition of the variety of concepts studied by Piaget and his collaborators and the development of logical thinking. Some of Piaget''s vocabulary is incorporated but it is defined and a glossary is provided to facilitate the reading of the original. The main periods of development which Piaget believes that each child passes through are described in some detail and his findings are discussed. The implications for teachers of all age-groups are considered but some limitations in the investigations are noted and suggestions are made for further research. -- Back cover.

Partindo de uma visita ao Museu Britânico e às ruínas de um templo da Grécia arcaica, os autores reinventam o significado da Antiguidade para nossa época - da Arcádia ao Coliseu, de Homero a Asterix , trata-se, como revela o texto, do ''maior espetáculo da Terra''. O leitor não encontrará neste livro uma história resumida da Grécia e de Roma, mas uma nova e interessante visão do que é o clássico.