A Companion to Greek Literature
A Companion to Greek Literature (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) by Martin Hose, David Schenker
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1444339427 | 576 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1444339427 | 576 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.
• Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature
• Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks–including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature
• Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more
• Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways