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Ancient world 699 Hadas, Moses, 1900-1966. Three Greek romances. Translated, with an introduction by Moses Hadas. Indianapolis:Bobbs-Merrill, 1953?, xiii, 142p. Paperback. There is some staining to front cover, top edge and a crease that extends into first few pages, else clean tight copy. Sixth printing. (Longus, Xenophon, and Dio Chrysostom). $5.00

London : Oxford University Press, 1959. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 324 pages, 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index. Contents: Genesis and diffusion -- Exclusiveness and integration -- Alexander and the Oikoumene; the successors -- Barbarian receptivity -- Language and ethos -- Education: gentlemen, scribes, saints -- Plato the Helenizer -- Barbarian apologetics -- Exotics in the main stream -- Historiography -- Drama and diatribe -- Love, triangular and pure -- Aretalogies and martyrdoms -- Cult and mystery -- Prayer and confession -- Blessed landscapes and havens -- Art -- Roman evangelists -- An elect, with sovereignty and without -- Authority and law. Subjects: Hellenism; Ancient Greece; Civilization; Greece Ancient History; Alexander the Great to Roman epoch;… Read More

New York, 1961. unbound. 1 page, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, Columbia University, New York, Department of Greek and Latin, September 30, 1961. Written to Professor Aaron Noland, The City College, New York, possibly planning a curriculum, in large part: "In regard to topics for future meetings my personal preference would be No. 10 - Humanism. I have no comments on other matters." Horizontal folds; near fine condition.<br/><br/> American educator and classical scholar best known for his long-time affiliation with Columbia University.<br/><br/>