 Classical Literature: A Concise History
ISBN: 978-0-631-23133-2
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368 pages
January 1991, Wiley-Blackwell
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This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.
* Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
* An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
* Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
* This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
* Includes extensive quotations in English.
* A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
* Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
* An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
* Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
* This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
* Includes extensive quotations in English.
* A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
