Douglas MacDowell
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Douglas Maurice MacDowell, was a British classical scholar. His early career was as a teacher, first in the British Army as part of his national service and then at two private school. He then moved into academia and was a lecturer at the University of Manchester. Finally, for thirty years, he was Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow.
Douglas MacDowell's Published Works
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Published Works
- The law in classical Athens (1963) (362)
- Athenian Homicide Law in the Age of the Orators. (1963) (120)
- Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays (1995) (84)
- Encomium of Helen (1982) (81)
- The Enforcement of Morals (1992) (79)
- Law-making at Athens in the fourth century B.C. (1975) (74)
- Demosthenes the Orator (2009) (67)
- Hybris in Athens (1976) (52)
- The Oikos in Athenian Law (1989) (48)
- Gorgias: Encomium of Helen (1983) (45)
- The Nature of Aristophanes' Akharnians (1983) (40)
- Demosthenes against Meidias (Oration 21) (1991) (40)
- The number of speaking actors in Old Comedy (1994) (38)
- Aristophanic Comedy (1974) (35)
- Bastards as Athenian Citizens (1976) (34)
- On the Mysteries (1962) (34)
- Aristophanes and Kallistratos (1982) (31)
- The law of Periandros about Symmories (1986) (29)
- Love Versus the Law: an Essay on Menande's ASPIS (1982) (24)
- Aristofane autore di teatro (1965) (24)
- Remuneration of Athenian Officials (1983) (24)
- ΔΙΚΑΙ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΑΙ Edward E. Cohen: Ancient Athenian Maritime Courts. Pp. xii + 233. Princeton: University Press, 1973. Cloth, $9.00. (1976) (22)
- Antiphon and Andocides (1998) (15)
- Aristophanes' Clouds (1983) (15)
- Aristophanes and Politics (1988) (14)
- Interpreting a Classic. Demosthenes and his Ancient Commentators (2003) (12)
- Aristophanes: Wasps. Edited with Introduction and Commentary (1971) (9)
- On the false embassy (oration 19) (2000) (9)
- On the False Embassy (2001) (9)
- Final Judgments : Duty and Emotion in Roman Wills (2008) (7)
- The Athenian Procedure of Dokimasia of Orators (2005) (7)
- Les groupes d'Alcibiade, de Leogoras et de Teucros: remarques sur la vie politique athenienne en 415 avant J.C (1976) (7)
- Athenian Laws about Homosexuality (2000) (6)
- Gorgias, Alkidamas, and the Cripps and Palatine Manuscripts (1961) (5)
- The young politician (2009) (5)
- The Frogs' Chorus (1972) (5)
- Epikerdes of Kyrene and the Athenian Privilege of Ateleia (2004) (4)
- Demosthenes, Speeches 27-38 (2004) (3)
- Aristophanes, Frogs 1407–67 (1959) (3)
- Theft in Athenian Law (1984) (3)
- Against Meidias (oration 21) (1991) (3)
- The family and property (1998) (2)
- Aigina and the Delian League (1960) (2)
- Andokides, on the Mysteries. With Introduction, Commentary, and Appendices (1963) (2)
- Richard Garner: Law and Society in Classical Athens . Pp. viii + 161. London and Sydney: Croom Helm, 1987. £20. (1988) (1)
- Piso's Face (1964) (1)
- The Epikleros : A Contribution to the Interpretation of the Attic Orators and to the Study of the Private Life of Classical Athens (1976) (1)
- THEAGENES OF PEIRAIEUS (2016) (1)
- The length of the Speeches on the Assessment of the Penalty in Athenian Courts (1985) (1)
- Drakon's Law (1982) (1)
- Law in Homer (1981) (1)
- ARISTOPHANES, WEALTH (2002) (1)
- The Letters of Demosthenes (1970) (1)
- Alexis Solomos: The Living Aristophanes. Translation and adaptation by Alexis Solomos and Marvin Felheim. Pp. xii + 320. Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press, 1974. Cloth, $10. (1976) (0)
- Athenian Law and Society (1991) (0)
- D. D. Phillips (trans.): Athenian Political Oratory. 16 Key Speeches . Pp. x + 264. New York and London: Routledge, 2004. Paper, £17.99. ISBN: 0-415-96610-8 (0-415-96609-4 hbk). (2005) (0)
- UNINTENTIONAL HOMICIDE IN THE "HIPPOLYTOS" (2016) (0)
- ISOCRATES, BUSIRIS (2002) (0)
- Women and Law (1991) (0)
- DEMOSTHENES’ FOURTH PHILIPPIC (2003) (0)
- Aristophanes, Peace 16–18 (1965) (0)
- law and procedure, Athenian (2016) (0)
- The Ghost Walks (1966) (0)
- Mogens Herman Hansen: Apagoge, Endeixis and Ephegesis against Kakourgoi, Atimoi and Pheugontes. (Odense University Classical Studies, 8.) Pp. 171. Odense: University Press, 1976. Paper, Dan. kr. 60. (1978) (0)
- Charles Darwin Adams: Lysias: Selected Speeches . Pp. 400. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press (Folkestone: Bailey Bros. & Swinfen), 1970. Cloth, $4.95 (£2·50). (1973) (0)
- The Tenth Speech of Lysias (1989) (0)
- Index of Reviews (2006) (0)
- John O. Waller: A Circle of Friends. The Tennysons and the Lushingtons of Park House . Pp. xvi + 290; 7 illustrations. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1986. $29.50. (1988) (0)
- Liturgies and the navy (2009) (0)
- Aristophanes. Peace . Ed. M. Platnauer. Oxford: the Clarendon Press. 1964. Pp. xxviii + 174. £1 5 s . (1965) (0)
- The Art of Aeschylus. By Thomas G. Rosenmeyer. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. $34.95. Pp. 393 + illus. (1983) (0)
- Aristophanes Analysed (1987) (0)
- Aristophanes, Lysistrate 277–80 (1980) (0)
- Alexander the Great (1976) (0)
- Walter Johannes Froleyks: Der γ ν λ γων in der antiken Literatur. (Bonn diss.) Pp. 446. Bonn: privately printed, 1973. Paper. (1976) (0)
- The Scholia on Aeschines (1993) (0)
- A Commentary on Isocrates' Busiris (2002) (0)
- Jeffrey Henderson: The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy, Second edition. Pp. xix + 267. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Paper, £11.95. (1992) (0)
- Douglas Maurice MacDowell 1931–2010 (2011) (0)
- Aristophanes. Ecclesiazusae. Ed. with intro. and comm. by R. G. Ussher. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1973. Pp. xlviii + 259. £4·00. (1974) (0)
- The Stage of Aristophanes. By C. W. Dearden. Pp. xiv + 203. London: The Athlone Press, 1976. £7.00 (1976) (0)
- A New Edition of Aristophanes' Ekklesiazousai (1991) (0)
- Alkidamas Guido Avezzù: Alcidamante: Orazioni e frammenti . Testo, introduzione, traduzione e note. (Bollettino dell'Istituto di Filologia Greca, Supplemento 6.) Pp. xli + 108. Roma: “L'Erma” di Bretschneider, 1982. Paper. (1983) (0)
- The Wasps Dissected (1976) (0)
- The Manuscripts of Lysias (1986) (0)
- Lycurgus Enrica Malcovati: Licurgo, Orazione contro Leocrate e frammenti . Pp. 202. Rome: Tumminelli, 1966. Cloth, L. 3,000. (1968) (0)
- (C. F.) Russo Aristofane autore di teatro. Florence: Sansoni. 1962. Pp. vii + 384. Price not stated. (1964) (0)
- Greek Law (1984) (0)
- The Fourth Philippic and on the Chersonese (1970) (0)
- Gianfranco Bartolini: Iperide. rassegna di problemi e di studi (1912–1972) . (Proagones, Studi, 13.) Pp. 158. Padua: Antenore, 1977. Paper, L. 8,000. (1979) (0)
- Demosthenes' Third Philippic (1974) (0)
- Guido Paduano: Il giudice giudicato. Pp. 243. Bologna: Il Mulino, 1974. Paper, L. 5,000. (1976) (0)
- Michel Nouhaud: L'Utilisation de l'histoire par les orateurs attiques. Pp. 406. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1982. Paper. (1985) (0)
- John E. Karnezis: Σολωνεῖοι ἐπιτροπικαὶ διατάξεις κατὰ τὴν ἐποχὴν τν Ἀττικν ῥητόρων καὶ τὸ συγκλητικὸν δόγμα(Dig. 23.2.59). Pp. 144. Athens. (Obtainable from the author, Phthiotidos 27, Athens 605, Greece), 1976. Paper, $ 13. (1978) (0)
- (O.) Aurenche Les groupes ďAlcibiade, de Léogoras et de Teucros: remarques sur la vie politique athénienne en 415 avant J.C. (Collection ďétudes anciennes.) Paris: ‘Les Belles Lettres’. 1974. Pp. 232. Fr. 60. (1976) (0)
- Demosthenes' family and personal life (2009) (0)
- Demosthenes Lx and Lxi (1976) (0)
- (K.) McLeish The theatre of Aristophanes. London: Thames and Hudson. 1980. Pp. 192, 9 text figs. £9.50. (1981) (0)
- Assault and the rule of law (2009) (0)
- Scholia in AristophanemScholia in Aristophanem. iv. Jo. Tzetzae commentarii in Aristophanem. 1. Prol. et Comm. in PlutumScholia in Aristophanem. iv. Jo. Tzetzae commentarii in Aristophanem. 2. Comm. in Nubes (1963) (0)
- Fighting for a Comic Perspective (1989) (0)
- Mining Cases in Athenian Law (2006) (0)
- Citizenship and disfranchisement (2009) (0)
- Q82SAH: Extended Source Study in Ancient History Q82SCC: Extended Source Study in Classical Civilisation WORKSHEET 3: Andocides, On the Mysteries Designer: Professor A.H. Sommerstein (2010) (0)
- Signe Isager and Mogens Herman Hansen: Aspects of Athenian Society in the Fourth Century B.C. (Odense University Classical Studies, vol. 5.) Pp. 271. Odense: University Press, 1975. Paper, Dan.kr. 80. (1977) (0)
- Introduction to This Volume (2004) (0)
- Review. The forensic stage. Settling disputes in Graeco-Roman new comedy. Adele C Scafuro (1998) (0)
- The Athenian Boule (1975) (0)
- Lionel Person: Demosthenes: Six Private Speeches . Pp. xii+283. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. Cloth, $4·95. (1974) (0)
- Raymond K. Fisher: Aristophanes Clouds: Purpose and Technique . Pp. xii + 263. Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1984. Sw. fr. 56. (1988) (0)
- CITIZENS IN COMEDY (2004) (0)
- Mark L. Sosower: Palatinus Graecus 88 and the Manuscript Tradition of Lysias . Pp. xvii+117; 2 illustrations. Amsterdam: Hakkert, 1987. Paper. (1988) (0)
- The Peace of Philokrates (2009) (0)
- Bibliography (2007) (0)
- Trade and industry (2009) (0)
- The Law Code of Gortyn (1968) (0)
- Dating by Rhythms (1971) (0)
- War and defeat (2009) (0)
- marriage law, Greek (2016) (0)
- Demosthenes. Scholia Demosthenica. 1. Scholia in orationes 1–18. Ed. M. R. Dilts. (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana.) Leipzig: Teubner. 1983. Pp. xxiv + 235. M 72. (1985) (0)
- LEOGORAS AT ENNEA HODOI (2016) (0)
- Jan Fredrik Kindstrand: The Stylistic Evaluation of Aeschines in Antiquity. (Studia Graeca Upsaliensia, 18.) Pp. 104. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1982. Paper, Sw. Kr. 59. (1985) (0)
- HEREDITARY SITESIS IN FOURTH-CENTURY ATHENS (2007) (0)
- A New Edition of Lysistrata (1988) (0)
- Speeches and texts (2009) (0)
- The Last of the Attic Orators (1994) (0)
- J. R. Ellis and R. D. Milns: The Spectre of Philip. Pp. xiv + 122. Sydney: University Press, 1970. Paper, $A3. (1972) (0)
- Notes on Contributors (1983) (0)
- The Chorus in Old Comedy (1974) (0)
- DIDYMUS THE BRAZEN-BOWELLED (2003) (0)
- The Forensic Stage. Settling Disputes in Graeco-Roman New Comedy. By Adele C. Scafuro. Cambridge U.P., 1997. Pp. xxi + 512. £60.00. (1998) (0)
- Scholia Demosthenica. 1. Scholia in orationes 1-18 (1985) (0)
- Patrig Dickinson: Aristophanes: Plays. 2 vols. Pp. xii+274, viii+344. London: Oxford University Press, 1970. Paper, 75P each. (1972) (0)
- (D. M.) Schaps Economic rights of women in ancient Greece . Edinburgh: University Press. 1979. Pp. viii + 165. £7.50. (1981) (0)
- A. H. Sommerstein: The Comedies of Aristophanes: Vol. 12. Indexes . Pp. iv + 203. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 2002. Paper, £16.50/US$28 (Cased, £35/US$59.95). ISBN: 0-85668-751-0 (0-85668-750-2 hbk). (2004) (0)
- Illegal proposals and unsuitable laws (2009) (0)
- Prosecution for Homicide (1997) (0)
- The letters and the final years (2009) (0)
- Review. Dike Phonou: the Right of Prosecution and Attic Homicide Procedure. A Tulin (1997) (0)
- An Expansion of the Athenian Navy (1965) (0)
- The case of the crown (2009) (0)
- Demosthenes, on the Crown (1995) (0)
- Andocides, on the Peace (1965) (0)
- Savagery, Thy Name is Woman (1990) (0)
- ΓΡΑΦΗ ΠΑΡΑΝΟΜΩΝ Mogens Herman Hansen: The Sovereignty of the People's Court in Athens in the Fourth Century B.C. and the Public Action against Unconstitutional Proposals . (Odense University Classical Studies, 4). Pp. 80. Odense: University Press, 1974. Paper. (1976) (0)
- Myth and Ritual in Aristophanes (1994) (0)
- The Law in Greek Courts (2005) (0)
- (J. E.) Karnezis The epikleros (heiress): a contribution to the interpretation of the Attic orators and to the study of the private life of Classical Athens. Athens: [the author]. 1972. Pp. 241. $20.00. (1976) (0)
- The Estate of Hagnias (1978) (0)
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