Anton Powell is an author whose work often delves into Greek classics, a subject he also teaches at the University of Wales. His writing draws from the richness of ancient traditions, bringing them to contemporary readers. Powell's approach is marked by a deep understanding of timeless themes that he explores within his texts. His prose offers readers a unique perspective on the connection between the past and the present through literary scholarship.
Since its first appearance in 2008, this book has changed the landscape of Virgilian studies. Analysing closely the logic and the literary genres of Virgil's three poems, it politely confronts the modern orthodoxy that Virgil signalled distaste for the methods of his ruler, Octavian-Augustus.
This textbook on Greek social and political history raises neglected questions of interpretation and evidence.
Knapp gefasste griechische Geschichte von 1600 bis 200 v. Chr., die alle politischen, kulturellen und alltäglichen Lebensbereiche jener Zeit behandelt. (ab 12).