Rutherford Classical Literature

A Concise History
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77526-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World

This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece andRome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustinearound AD 410.
* * Highlights what is important historically and of continuinginterest and value in classical literature.
* An introduction by the editor presents essential information ina concise, accessible way.
* Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area ofliterature.
* This structure allows readers to see continuities betweendifferent periods and to move easily between the Greek and Romanworlds.
* Includes extensive quotations in English.
* A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material asaccessible as possible.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rutherford, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.
Maps.
Introduction.
1. Epic.
2. Drama.
3. Rhetoric.
4. History, Biography, Fiction.
5. Erotic Literature.
6. Literature and Power.
7. Aspects of Wit.
8. Thinkers.
9. Believers.
Appendix 1 Translations of Four Longer Passages.
Appendix 2 Timeline.
Appendix 3 List of Roman Emperors.
Appendix 4 Major Greek and Roman Gods.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Rutherford is Tutor in Greek and Latin Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, and a University Lecturer at Oxford. His previous publications include The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: A Study (1989), The Art of Plato (1995) and Homer (1996).