{"product_id":"classical-literature-9780631231332","title":"Classical Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is a tour de force ... Rutherford speaks directly to his readers, telling them what they need to know to set a work into its historical and social context ... Even scholars who are completely familiar with all the texts Rutherford discusses will profit from consulting this book.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Rutherford's book provides an accessible, affordable, and concise introduction to its topic.' \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As well as Rutherford's broader constituency, this book should make particularly invaluable reading for undergraduates, sixth-formers who are looking to pursue Classics at university (and it should be a must for school libraries).\" \u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Epic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. History, Biography, Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Erotic Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Literature and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Aspects of Wit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Believers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Translations of Four Longer Passages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 List of Roman Emperors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Major Greek and Roman Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403452981591,"sku":"9780631231332","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631231332.jpg?v=1730483516","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/classical-literature-9780631231332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}