02809nam 22006014a 450 991014542800332120230703144210.01-281-31041-797866113104170-470-77348-00-470-77526-2(CKB)1000000000402449(EBL)351009(OCoLC)476170090(SSID)ssj0000123061(PQKBManifestationID)11132441(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123061(PQKBWorkID)10173930(PQKB)11778858(MiAaPQ)EBC351009(Au-PeEL)EBL351009(CaPaEBR)ebr10233062(CaONFJC)MIL131041(OCoLC)437214015(EXLCZ)99100000000040244920031107d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClassical literature[electronic resource] a concise history /Richard RutherfordMalden, Mass. Blackwell20051 online resource (370 p.)Blackwell introductions to the classical worldDescription based upon print version of record.0-631-23133-1 0-631-23132-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-342) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 Epic; 2 Drama; 3 Rhetoric; 4 History, Biography and 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;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 aBlackwell introductions to the classical world.Classical literatureHistory and criticismClassical literatureHistory and criticism.880/.09Rutherford R. B108358MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145428003321Classical literature1108170UNINA