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Books by Barbara Hughes Fowler
  | | Hellenistic Aesthetic (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 1989 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-12044-3, ISBN: 0-299-12044-9 "“Fowler’s . . . own insights are apparent throughout, and they seem to distill the personal appreciation and understanding of a scholar who has devoted much of her career to both contemplating and enjoying Hellenistic poetry. . . . [This book] would make an excellent background text for courses in later Greek and Roman art, and it can be read with profit by anyone interested in exploring the character of Hellenistic culture.”—J. J ..." |
 | | Medieval Irish Lyrics by Barbara Hughes Fowler Paperback, 106 Pages, Published 2000 by University Of Notre Dame Press ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03457-3, ISBN: 0-268-03457-5 "This anthology offers modern readers translations of the lyric poetry transcribed or written by mediaeval Irish monks. Irish poets were the first Europeans to write in the vernacular, though few people now read this poetry in its original. Known for her translations of the poetry of classical Greece and Egypt and of mediaeval Portugal, Barbara Hughes Fowler once again makes the poetry of another era accessible to a new generation. The 3 ..." |
 | | Archaic Greek Poetry(1st Edition) An Anthology (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Barbara Hughes Fowler, Barbara Huges Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-13514-0, ISBN: 0-299-13514-4 "With this anthology, Barbara Hughes Fowler presents the most comprehensive selection of Greek poetry of the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. ever published in English. Fowler's brilliant translations provide access to six Homeric Hymns, eight selections from Bakchylides, twelve odes of Pindar, selections from the iambicists and elegists, virtually all of Archilochos and of the surviving lyricists, including Sappho, and a number of anony ..." |
 | | Hellenistic Poetry(1st Edition) An Anthology (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Paperback, 378 Pages, Published 1990 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-12534-9, ISBN: 0-299-12534-3 "An accomplished poet and classical scholar, Barbara Hughes Fowler brings Hellenistic poetry to life for the contemporary reader. Her selections engage us with the full range of Hellenistic poetic genres, styles, themes, and moods. The anthology includes Fowler’s new translation of the entire Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, and eight of Theocritus’ Idylls, including the beautiful, sensuous description of late summer in Idyll V ..." |
 | | Songs of a Friend(2nd Edition) Love Lyrics of Medieval Portugal (And Policy) by Barbara Hughes Fowler, Cantigas De Amigo Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 1996 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4574-5, ISBN: 0-8078-4574-4 "Portugal enjoyed one of the richest and most sophisticated cultures of the Middle Ages, in part because of its vibrant secular literature. One popular literary genre of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was the cantigas de amigo , love songs in which male poets wrote from a female perspective. More than five hundred of these mysterious poems depicting a young girl's love for an absent lover survive today. Until now, however, they hav ..." |
 | | Love Lyrics of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 102 Pages, Published 1994 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-2159-6, ISBN: 0-8078-2159-4 "Ancient Egypt is often thought of as a gloomy society obsessed with death. But a collection of papyri, dating to the latter half of the New Kingdom (ca. 1305-1080 B.C.), presents us with delicate love lyrics that dispel any such illusion. These vibrant love poems, purported to be by boys and girls perhaps as young as thirteen or fourteen years of age, are remarkable for their innocent sensuousness. Combining her notable skills as a tran ..." |
 | | Archaic Greek Poetry(1st Edition) An Anthology (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 345 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-13510-2, ISBN: 0-299-13510-1 "Wisconsin Studies in Classics General Editors Barbara Hughes Fowler and Warren G. Moon E. A. Thompson Romans and ... G. Michael Woloch Roman Cities: Les villes romaines by Pierre Grimal, translated and edited by G. Michael Woloch, ..." |
 | | Love Lyrics of Ancient Egypt(1st Edition) (Paperback) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Paperback, 102 Pages, Published 1994 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4468-7, ISBN: 0-8078-4468-3 "Ancient Egypt is often thought of as a gloomy society obsessed with death. But a collection of papyri, dating to the latter half of the New Kingdom (ca.1305-1080 B.C.), presents us with delicate love lyrics that dispel any such illusion. These vibrant love poems, purported to be by boys and girls perhaps as young as thirteen or fourteen years of age, are remarkable for their innocent sensuousness. Combining her notable skills as a trans ..." |
 | | Songs of a Friend(2nd Edition) Love Lyrics of Medieval Portugal by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 1996 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-2271-5, ISBN: 0-8078-2271-X "Portugal enjoyed one of the richest and most sophisticated cultures of the Middle Ages, in part because of its vibrant secular literature. One popular literary genre of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was the cantigas de amigo, love songs in which male poets wrote from a female perspective. More than five hundred of these mysterious poems depicting a young girl's love for an absent lover survive today. Until now, however, they have ..." |
 | | Hellenistic Aesthetic, The by Barbara Hughes Fowler Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1998 by Bristol Classical Press ISBN-13: 978-1-85399-110-3, ISBN: 1-85399-110-4 "An introduction to the Hellenistic Period, c.323-27 B.C., which saw the unification of the Mediterranean and Central Asia under the Greek culture and language. The author explores a range of subjects, including poetry and literature, science, religion and art." |
 | | The Hellenistic Aesthetic by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 213 Pages, Published 1989 by Univ Of Wisconsin Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-299-12040-5, ISBN: 0-299-12040-6 |
 | | Medieval Irish Lyrics(1st Edition) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 106 Pages, Published 2000 by University Of Notre Dame Press ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03456-6, ISBN: 0-268-03456-7 "This anthology offers modern readers translations of the lyric poetry transcribed or written by mediaeval Irish monks. Irish poets were the first Europeans to write in the vernacular, though few people now read this poetry in its original. Known for her translations of the poetry of classical Greece and Egypt and of mediaeval Portugal, Barbara Hughes Fowler once again makes the poetry of another era accessible to a new generation. The 3 ..." |
 | | Vergil's Eclogues(1st Edition) by Virgil Vergil, Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 65 Pages, Published 1997 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-2347-7, ISBN: 0-8078-2347-3 "Best remembered for his unfinished epic, the Aeneid, the poet Vergil was celebrated in his time both for the perfection of his art and for the centrality of his ideas to Roman culture. The Eclogues, his earliest confirmed work, were composed in part out of political considerations: when the Roman authorities threatened to seize his family's land, Vergil's appeal in the form of Eclogue IX won a stay. Eclogue I appears to be a thank-you f ..." |
 | | Hellenistic Aesthetic, The by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1989 by The Bristol Press ISBN-13: 978-1-85399-109-7, ISBN: 1-85399-109-0 |
 | | Vergil's Eclogues(Updated) (Political Science; 62) by Barbara Hughes Fowler, Vergil Virgil Paperback, 65 Pages, Published 1997 by The University Of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-4653-7, ISBN: 0-8078-4653-8 "Best remembered for his unfinished epic, the Aeneid , the poet Vergil was celebrated in his time both for the perfection of his art and for the centrality of his ideas to Roman culture. The Eclogues , his earliest confirmed work, were composed in part out of political considerations: when the Roman authorities threatened to seize his family's land, Vergil's appeal in the form of Eclogue IX won a stay. Eclogue I appears to be a thank-you ..." |
 | | Songs of a Friend Love Lyrics of Medieval Portugal by Barbara Hughes Fowler 136 Pages, Published 2005 by Unc Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-7600-8, ISBN: 0-8078-7600-3 "The Portuguese songs have strict metrical and rhyming patterns.2 I have made my own formal metrical patterns but have relied upon alliteration and assonance rather than rhyme to make Anglo-Saxon sound patterns. Since my translations are almost line-for-line, ... The refrain, which often undercuts the entire stanza, is an essential component of the cantigas de amigo. I have based my translation on the ..." |
 | | Polykleitos, the Doryphoros, and Tradition (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Warren G. Moon, Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 376 Pages, Published 1995 by The University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-14310-7, ISBN: 0-299-14310-4 "Polykleitos of Argos, who flourished between 450 and 420 BC, is one of the most celebrated sculptors of classical Greece. A philosopher and theoretician as well as a sculptor, Polykleitos sought to capture in his statues the ideal proportions of the human body, and his work was frequently copied by later artists. This richly illustrated volume of superb essays by art historians, classical scholars, and archaeologists discusses Polyklei ..." |
 | | The Seeds Inside a Green Pepper by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 87 Pages, Published 1989 by Golden Quill Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8233-0457-8, ISBN: 0-8233-0457-4 |
 | | Hellenistic Poetry An Anthology (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-12530-1, ISBN: 0-299-12530-0 |
 | | Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture(Updated) Figural Motifs In Western Anatolia And The Aegean Islands (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Pamela A. Webb, Barbara Hughes Fowler Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by University Of Wisconsin Press ISBN-13: 978-0-299-14980-2, ISBN: 0-299-14980-3 "Sculpted figural motifs were an important component of many buildings in the Hellenistic world, and their frequent relegation to subsidiary status has, until now, left our knowledge of both Hellenistic architecture and sculpture incomplete. In Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture, Pamela A. Webb examines the full range of figural embellishment—from simple to complex, on large monuments ..." |
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