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This 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.
  • An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
  • Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
  • This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
  • Includes extensive quotations in English.
  • A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.

Classical Literature: A Concise History

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 29/06/2004
    ISBN13: 9780631231332, 978-0631231332
    ISBN10: 0631231331

    Number of Pages: 368

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    This 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.
    • An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
    • Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
    • This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
    • Includes extensive quotations in English.
    • A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.

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