Classical literature [[electronic resource] ] : a concise history / / Richard Rutherford

• Autore: Rutherford R. B
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Disciplina: 880/.09
• Soggetto topico: Classical literature - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-342) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 a
• Titolo autorizzato: Classical literature
• ISBN: 1-281-31041-7; 9786611310417; 0-470-77348-0; 0-470-77526-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145428003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell introductions to the classical world.