Margaret Doody

Margaret Anne Doody

The greatest philosophical mastermind turns detective in this witty and dramatic whodunit which takes place in Athens, 332BC, an unhappy city under the rule of the Macedonian 'barbarian' Alexander the Great. In the midst of this unrest, Boutades, an eminent citizen, is found brutally murdered. Suspicion falls heavily on young Philemon, and, by Athenian law, his cousin Stephanos is elected to defend his name in court. In desperation, Stephanos seeks assistance from Aristotle, his former mentor -- and Aristotle turns Detective. The young, inexperienced boy and the great philosopher form a classically uneven partnership. Their efforts culminate in the gripping trial scene when Stephanos uses all the powers of rhetoric and oratory instilled in him by Aristotle to clear his family's name of this bloody murder.

Aristotle Detective

B. Benvenuto

R. Coci

Aristotele detective

Aristotele e la favola dei due corvi bianchi

Poison in Athens

A revolutionary, entertaining and readable rewriting of the history of the novel. This edition does not include illustrations.

The True Story of the Novel (Text Only)

Maria Nóvoa

Aristóteles e a justiça poética

A TRIO OF TWO MEN AND ONE WOMAN ARE BRIGHT AND ATTRACTIVE SCHOLARS WITH A SWINGING SIXTIES LIFE-STYLE. BUT THEY SUPPORT THEIR SUMPTUOUS HABITS BY GENTLY PARTING THEIR ACQUAINTANCES FROM THEIR MONEY.

The Alchemists

It is summer, 330 B.C. The Macedonian Alexander the Great has conquered Asia Minor but now his armies are far from Athens, and those who support Athenian independence are beginning to chafe and plot against him. Foreigners, like Aristotle, and those suspected of befriending foreigners, such as Stephanos, are threatened. A series of threats persuades these two that they will be best served by quitting the mainland for a while. They both find suitable excuses: Aristotle has to transport a sick student home to Rhodos, while Stephanos must find a relative of his bride-to-be Philomela to clear up an inheritance dispute. With a varied cast of travellers they set across the Aegean to the sacred Isle of Delos, to Mykonos and beyond to the coast of Asia Minor. There they will soon be embroiled in investigating conspiracy and murder. But first they must survive life on the high seas where storms and piracy honour no man, least of all the greatest philosopher who has ever lived.

Aristotle and the Secrets of Life

This 1989 book analyzes Frances Burney's published novels as well as her plays, fragments of novels, poems, and other works never published.

The Life in the Works

Frances Burney

Professor of English Margaret Anne Doody

The Daring Muse is a challenging account of the richness and complexity of Augustan poetry. It takes in a broad range of writers from the Restoration to the Regency, from Rochester and Dryden to Cowper and Crabbe, and shows the essential connections between them. Augustan poetry has too often been thought of as uniform, staidly classical, even dull. Margaret Doody explodes this myth once and for all. She shows it to be poetry of great energy and diversity: of extravagant conceits, subversive parody, incessant stylistic and formal experimentation; a self-consciously innovative poetry that sought to express and extend the perpetual, restless activity of the human mind. Both the principles and techniques of the verse are related to similar elements in the novels of the period; the book's numerous illustrations help to show how the poems were presented and interpreted in their own time.

Margaret Anne Doody

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