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Aeschylus, Translated, with Introduction and 

Notes, by Deborah Roberts 

3/2012 x 97 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-190-0 

Paper: $7.95 x Exam: $2.00 x eBook: $6.95 

“This is the best Prometheus Bound in English. Deborah 

Roberts’ translation is accurate, readable, and true to the 

original in idiom, imagery, and the combination of a high 

style with occasional colloquialism. The informative notes 

and perceptive Introduction will help readers to experience 

the play with heightened pleasure and understanding.” 

—Seth L. Schein, Professor of Comparative Literature, 

University of California, Davis 

Andromache, Hecuba, Trojan Women 

Euripides, Translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien 

Introduction and Notes by Ruth Scodel 

3/2012 x 240 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-735-3 


Arnson Svarliens new translations exhibit the same scholarly 

and poetic standards that have won praise for her Alcestis, 

Medea, Hippolytus. 

Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus 


Introduction and Notes by Robin Mitchell-Boyask 

2007 x 248 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-822-3 


Electra, Phoenician Women, Bacchae, 

& Iphigenia at Aulis 

Euripides, Trans., with Notes, by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig 

& Paul Woodruff, Intro. by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig 

2011 x 326 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-460-4 


“Excellent! Fine translations, useful introductory material, 

and invaluable notes.” 

—John F. Makowski, Loyola University, Chicago 

The Electra Plays 

Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Translated, with Notes, 

by Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, & Paul 

Woodruff, Introduction by Justina Gregory 

2009 x 224 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-964-0 


“This ensemble of plays and the team that made it should 

appeal to anyone interested in Greek literature, theater 

history, or mythology.” —James Tatum, Dartmouth College 

Ten Speeches 

Cicero, Translated by James E. G. Zetzel 

2009 x 376 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-989-3 


“[A] marked improvement over the Penguin editions of 

Ciceros selected speeches and selected political speeches, 

which it should supersede.” 

—Amanda Wilcox, Williams College 

The Caesars 

Suetonius, Trans., with Intro. and Notes, by Donna W. Hurley 

2011 x 432 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-313-3 


“[F]or its combination of accuracy, clarity, and readability, it 

is the best.” —Edward Champlin, Princeton University 

“[A]n outstanding achievement.” 

—Richard Talbert, University of North Carolina 

The Roman History 

Velleius Paterculus, Translated, with Introduction and Notes, 

by J. C. Yardley and Anthony A. Barrett 

2011 x 224 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-591-5 

Paper: $14.50 x eBook: $13.50 

“No study of the Augustan or Tiberian age can (or should) 

now begin without taking account of what Velleius tells us.” 

—David Potter, University of Michigan 

The Secret History: with Related Texts 

Prokopios, Edited and Translated, with an Introduction, 

by Anthony Kaldellis 

2010 x 276 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-180-1 


“By far the most accurate translation now available, 

with useful supporting documents for teaching, and a 

comprehensive and enlightening introduction that even 

experienced Byzantinists will want to read.” 

—Michael Kulikowski, University of Tennessee 

“The translations themselves are lively, vigorous, colorful, and 

direct, while remaining very close to the Greek. They remind 

me of why I love Euripides.” 

—Laurel Bowman, University of Victoria 

“There is a great clarity and simplicity to many of the verses. 

. . . the translations run smoothly and represent well the 

snap of Euripidean stichomythia, the rhetorical bent of his 

speeches, and the graceful yearning characteristic of his odes.” 

—Jennifer Clarke Kosak, New England Classical Journal 

“Arnson Svarliens Medea reveals a translator who can write 

with genuine distinction, in proper sentences, with a rare 

sense of rhythm.” —Malcolm Heath in Greece and Rome 

Medea 


Introduction and Notes by Robin Mitchell-Boyask 

2008 x 104 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-923-7 


“Arnson Svarlien has shown herself exceedingly skillful in 

making Euripides sound Euripidean.” 

—David M. Schaps, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 

Two Novels from Ancient Greece 

Charitons Callirhoe and Xenophon of Ephesos 

An Ephesian Story: Anthia and Habrocomes 

Trans., with Intro. and Notes, by Stephen M. Trzaskoma 

2010 x 236 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-192-4 


Metamorphoses 

Ovid, Translated by Stanley Lombardo 

Introduction by W. R. Johnson 

2010 x 538 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-307-2 


“Stanley Lombardo successfully matches Ovid’s human 

drama, imaginative brio, and irresistible momentum; and 

Ralph Johnson’s superb Introduction to Ovid’s 

‘narratological paradise’ is a bonus to this new and 

vigorous translation that should not be missed.” 

—Elaine Fantham, Giger Professor of Latin, Emerita, 

Princeton University 

The Essential Metamorphoses 

Ovid, Translated and Edited by Stanley Lombardo 

Introduction by W. R. Johnson 

2011 x 216 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-624-0 


Legal Speeches of Democratic Athens 

Sources for Athenian History 

Edited and Translated by Andrew Wolpert 

& Konstantinos Kapparis 

2011 x 332 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-927-5 


“A very thoughtful selection of speeches. . . . The 

translations are clear and accurate. The introductory 

notes are wonderfully helpful—written to be accessible 

to students but with insights that will be appreciated by 

specialists.” —Josiah Ober, Stanford University 

Classical Latin: An Introductory Course 

JC McKeown 

2010 x 442 pp. x ISBN: 978-0-87220-851-3 


“To all my Latin colleagues: switch to this book! I have taught 

from half a dozen different Latin texts over the years, and 

have always wished there was something else I could be using. 

Finally that something else has arrived! I was pleasantly 

surprised at its accessibility, liveliness, and clarity. I have used 

it for two years now at the University of Delaware with great 

results.” 

—Lynn Sawlivich, University of Delaware 

A companion workbook is available for sale individually for 

$19.95, and with the textbook as a set for $53.95. 

Writing a Successful Research Paper 

A Simple Approach 

Stanley Chodorow 

2011 x 115 pp. x ISBN: 978-1-60384-440-6 


“At last!—a short and snappy book on how to approach 

writing research papers. This volume is a welcome 

alternative to the thick “how-to” books that stress 

mechanics. Chodorow helps one think through the process 

of crafting a research paper. All else follows thereafter.” 

—Carol DeBoer-Langworthy, Department of English, 

Brown University

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