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This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.
  • 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
  • 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

A Guide to Hellenistic Literature

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/07/2007
    ISBN13: 9780631233213, 978-0631233213
    ISBN10: 0631233210

    Number of Pages: 264

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    Description

    This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.
    • 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
    • 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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