226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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A Short History of Greek Literature provides a concise yet comprehensive survey of Greek literature - from Christian authors - over twelve centuries, from Homer's epics to the rich range of authors surviving from the imperial period up to Justinian. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to the extraordinary creativity of the archaic and classical age, when the major... Read more
Introduction, PART 1 Homer and the Archaic period (eighth to fifth centuries BC): the primacy of Ionia, PART 2 The Classical age and the flowering of Athens (fifth to fourth centuries BC), PART 3 The Hellenistic Period: the age of distinction, PART 4 The Roman Empire: from compromise to mutation, Notes, Bibliography, Index
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Suzanne Said, Monique Trede
'There are sharp insights Literary history succeeds if it sends readers back to the texts: I came away wanting to read Arrian next holidays.' - Anglo Hellenic Review
