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Classical Literature: A Concise History

ISBN: 978-0-631-23133-2
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384 pages
January 1991, ©2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A 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.

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