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A Guide to Hellenistic Literature

ISBN: 978-0-631-23322-0
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280 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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