Rutherford

Classical Literature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. It highlights what is important historically and what is of continuing interest and value in the literature of classical antiquity. The author's introduction sets out essential preliminary material concerning the history of the ancient world, the nature of literary genres and the transmission of texts. Each subsequent chapter is concerned with a particular genre or aspect of literature, and traces the development of that genre over time. This structure allows the reader to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds. Extensive quotations in English, a timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9780631231325
• ISBN-10: 0631231323
• Artikelnr.: 21649201

Autorenporträt

Richard Rutherford is Tutor in Greek and Latin Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, and a University Lecturer at Oxford. His previous publications include The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: A Study (1989), The Art of Plato (1995) and Homer (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Abbreviations.

Maps.

Introduction.

1. Epic.

2. Drama.

3. Rhetoric.

4. History, Biography, Fiction.

5. Erotic Literature.

6. Literature and Power.

7. Aspects of Wit.

8. Thinkers.

9. Believers.

Appendix 1 Translations of Four Longer Passages.

Appendix 2 Timeline.

Appendix 3 List of Roman Emperors.

Appendix 4 Major Greek and Roman Gods.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index

Rezensionen

"The book is a tour de force ... Rutherford speaks directly to hisreaders, telling them what they need to know to set a work into itshistorical and social context ... Even scholars who are completelyfamiliar with all the texts Rutherford discusses will profit fromconsulting this book." Times Literary Supplement

'Rutherford's book provides an accessible, affordable, andconcise introduction to its topic.' Bryn Mawr ClassicalReview

"As well as Rutherford's broader constituency, this book shouldmake particularly invaluable reading for undergraduates,sixth-formers who are looking to pursue Classics at university (andit should be a must for school libraries)." Greece andRome