A Guide to Hellenistic LiteratureISBN: 978-0-631-23321-3
Hardcover
264 pages
May 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the
death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in
31 BC
- Demonstrates the extraordinary diversity of Hellenistic
literature, which ranges from the comedy of Menander and the
epigrams of Callimachus to the great historical work of
Polybius
- Provides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and
literary historical contexts in which Hellenistic literature was
produced
- Introduces the major writers and genres of the period
- Provides information about style, meter and languages to aid
readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding
technical aspects of literary Greek
- Distinctive in its coverage of current issues in Hellenistic criticism, including audience reception, the political and social background, and Hellenistic theories of literature.
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