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Fourteen studies, including some previously unpublished, by Alan Sommerstein on Aristophanes and his fellow dramatists. Each chapter deals with its own topic, but between them they build up a multifaceted picture of the dramatist, the genre, and its interactions with the society of classical Athens....

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Theories of Virtue in Early Modern French ThoughtThe notions of virtue and vice are vital components of the Western ethical        tradition. But in early modern France they were called into question, as writers        such as La Rochefoucauld argued that what appears as virtue is in fact disguised        vice. Disguised Vices analyses the...

Human actions can be identified by species, such as murder, theft, or almsgiving. But how does one determine to which kind an action belongs? Joseph Pilsner explores Thomas Aquinas's answer to this philosophical question....

This book provides a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to psychological research for musicians. It reviews relevant psychological research findings in relation to situations and issues faced by musicians, and draws out practical implications for teaching and performance. Rather than a list of 'Dos and Don'ts', this books equips...

This book is a light-hearted introduction to game theory suitable for advanced undergraduate students or beginning graduate students. It aims to answer three questions. What is game theory? How is game theory applied? Why is game theory right? It is thought to be the only book that tackles all three questions seriously without getting heavily...