简介:KingHammurapiofBabylon(ca.1792-1750B.C.)iswell-knownasaleaderofraregiftsandboldstrategyintheOldBabylonianperiod,whilethedeedsofhisworthyofficialsandgreatgeneralsareovershadowedandlesswellknown.Infact,however,itisnexttoimpossibleforonetobecomeagreatleaderinagreatundertakingwithouttheassistanceofvariousablepersons.Thepresentarticleisanattempttopresentsomeinformationontheroleofoneoftheseofficials,whohelpedtoadministerthegreatempireassembledbyHammurapi.
简介:Overthepast15yearssinceChina'sTibet(Chineseedition)waslaunched,wehavereceivedmanylettersfromourenthusiasticreaders.Theyhavemadecommentsandgivenustheirconstructiveviews.Whilewehavereceivedbouquets,wehavealsoreceived“brickbats”,which,ofcourse,wedeemvaluablefortheimprovementofour
简介:ThehistoryofClassicalscholarshipcansometimesproviderevealinginsightsintomoregeneralintellectualtrends.Dilletan(?)ism,whichwasnotthenanoffence,wasinfashioninBritaininthenineteenthcentury,andyoungmenofaristocraticbackgroundswhoaspiredtopubliccareersregularlycompletedtheirsometimeslengthyeducationbyexperiencingatfirsthandtheremnantsofthecivilizationswhoseassumedvaluesprovidedtheirownclasswithitsmodelsandpatternsofexcellence,Incompleting
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简介:RecentyearshavewitnessedaresurgenceofinterestintheepicpoetryofValeriusFlaccusandhiscontemporariesintheSilverAge,leadingtotheappreciationoftheselaterepicsnotonlyfortheirintrinsicvaluebutalsofortheircontributiontoourunderstandingofepicintheprecedingGoldenAge,theprincipalexampleofwhichis,ofcourse,Vergil’sAeneid.Foritsrehabilitationtopopularity,ValeriusFlaccus’sArgonauticaisindebtedtotheperceptiveanalysisofthepractitionersofliterarycriticism.Withrespecttoancienttexts,however,literarycriticism