Audio-Visual Materials in Classics

1. I. Archaeology.................................................................................337

2. II. Ancient World Civilizations..........................................................339

3. III. Classical Civilization: General; Classical Mythology; Classical Philosophy; Classical Theater...............................343

4. IV. Greek Civilization: General; Greek Art and Architecture............354

5. V. Greek Literature (in translation): General; Epic Poetry; Greek Drama...........................................................................371

6. VI. Greek Language Instruction (including texts in Greek): Dramatic Performances; Music; Grammar, Vocabulary, and Poetics; Materials Keyed to Specific Greek Textbooks..................................................................................376

7. VII. Roman Civilization: General; Roman Art and Architecture; Etruscans; Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae; Roman Culture in Other Lands............................................................378

8. VIII. Latin Literature (in English): General; The Poets; Roman Drama........................................................................400

9. IX. Latin Language Instruction: Texts (in Latin); Dramatic Performances; Music; Grammar, Vocabulary, and Poetics; Materials Keyed to Specific Latin Textbooks.........................401

10. X. The Classical Legacy: In Our Language Today; In Our Culture; In Shakespeare............................................................413

11. XI. Classical Tradition.......................................................................418

This survey revises that of Spring 2006 (CW 99.3) and includes the most up-to-date information available at press time. Products new to this year's survey are marked with ">". Every effort has been made to distinguish items with similar names. Two significant editorial decisions have changed the look of this survey since its last edition. First, all products previously appearing in the section entitled "Specifically for Elementary/Middle School Teachers" have been absorbed into the body of the survey. Age-range appropriateness is provided for every product, as available. Second, a section entitled "Classical Tradition" has been added.

The Digital Age is upon us. Just as 16 mm films and filmstrips once gave way to video tapes, VHS and CD-ROM technology is now being edged out of the market by the DVD. Audio cassettes and CDs are losing ground to audio downloads. Databases once distributed on CD now offer on-line subscriptions. Slide companies have either gone out of business altogether, digitally converted their inventory, or (like museum stores) chosen to make their products available through image brokers such as davisartimages.com or saskia.com. Readers are encouraged to visit these sites and others like them if they are unable to find individual images or sets previously listed in this survey as distributed by independent companies. For computer-based resources designed to accompany Greek and Latin language texts, readers may also wish to consult Rob Latousek's useful 2007 edition of the "ACL Software Directory for the Classics" (www.aclclassics.org).

Digitization is also the trend in providing accurate and complete information about these products. Thanks to generous support from Hampden-Sydney College, the Audio-Visual Classics Database (AVClassicsDB) has undergone a complete restructuring and reprogramming and is now a more powerful tool than ever. Readers are strongly encouraged to use this on-line companion resource, now freely available on the Hampden-Sydney College Web server at people.hsc.edu/ drjclassics/avclassics. Direct links are also provided from www.drjclassics .com and www.caas-cw.org, the Web site of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States.

The AVClassicsDB offers much more updated and complete information than can be provided within these pages, including many times more products, more categories of products (e.g., historical fiction, stationery, and apparel), more distributors (including cyber-only vendors such as amazon.com) and much more extensive product information (more detailed descriptions, lists of titles for lectures on tape, tracks on music CDs, narrators of videos, readers of books on tape, etc.). Direct access via hyperlink to the specific on-line catalogue page of each distributor of every item also allows access to reviews of products, free audio/video downloads or preview clips, and screen shots of computer software when available. Also indexed are strictly digital products, such as recordings downloadable for a fee, as well as items freely available on the Internet such as Web sites providing 3-D reconstructions or virtual tours of archaeological sites, interactive on-line communities and games, and audio recordings of ancient music and literature. The database is conveniently searchable and browsable by any combination of media, title, description, price, and more.

For full access to free supplemental materials and otherwise unannounced sales, readers are strongly encouraged to visit, on a regular basis, the Web sites of those companies whose products interest them...