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Book SynopsisA Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.
Trade Review"Not least among the advantages of this format is that it challenges scholars typically working in a climate of intensive specialization to synthesize and distill their knowledge to a greater extent than is normally encouraged." (
Phoenix, 2009)
"Essay after essay conveys the excitement of research into the ancient world, showing that nothing is settled, that there are always new questions and new ideas. The essays are lively and provocative, making representative use of source material and enticing readers to enter into the debate themselves. ... There is little to criticise in this volume. ... This Companion titillates the reader into thinking about Latin literature in excitingly new ways." (Scholia Reviews)
"An invaluable source of assistance and instruction for students." (Reference Reviews)
"I can warmly recommend this book, both to experts who wish to have an up-to-date account of the latest trends in the study of Latin literature and to undergraduate and graduate students who can mine this volume for suitable paper and even dissertation topics." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)
Table of ContentsList of Figures viii
Chronological Table ix
Notes on Contributors xii
Preface xvi
Reference Works: Abbreviations xvii
Introduction: Constructing Latin Literature 1
Stephen Harrison
PART I PERIODS 13
1 The Early Republic: the Beginnings to 90 BC 15
Sander M. Goldberg
2 The Late Republican/Triumviral Period: 90–40 BC 31
D. S. Levene
3 The Augustan Period: 40 BC–AD 14 44
Joseph Farrell
4 The Early Empire: AD 14–68 58
Roland Mayer
5 The High Empire: AD 69–200 69
Bruce Gibson
PART II GENRES 81
6 Narrative Epic 83
Philip Hardie
7 Didactic Epic 101
Monica Gale
8 Roman Tragedy 116
Elaine Fantham
9 Comedy, Atellane Farce and Mime 130
Costas Panayotakis
10 Pastoral 148
Stephen Heyworth
11 Love Elegy 159
Roy Gibson
12 Satire 174
Llewelyn Morgan
13 Lyric and Iambic 189
Stephen Harrison
14 Epigram 201
Lindsay C. Watson
15 The Novel 213
Stephen Harrison
16 Dialogues and Treatises 223
J. G. F. Powell
17 Historiography and Biography 241
Christina Shuttleworth Kraus
18 Oratory 257
D. H. Berry
19 Epistolography 270
Catharine Edwards
PART III THEMES 285
20 Decline and Nostalgia 287
Stephen Harrison
21 Art and Text 300
Jas´ Elsner
22 The Passions 319
Robert A. Kaster
23 Sex and Gender 331
A. M. Keith
24 Friendship and Patronage 345
David Konstan
25 Romans and Others 360
Yasmin Syed
26 Marriage and Family 372
Susan Treggiari
27 Slavery and Class 385
Thomas Habinek
28 Centre and Periphery 394
Alessandro Barchiesi
Bibliography 406
Index 444
