1st Edition

Outlines of Classical Literature For Students of English

By H. Rose Copyright 1959
319 Pages
by Routledge

319 Pages
by Routledge

319 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1959, Outlines of Classical Literature is a guide for students of English literature who too often come to this difficult and complex subject with little or no knowledge of one of its principal sources. It therefore does not attempt to give a complete account of the Greek and Roman writers, but tries instead to deal with those whose influences, direct or indirect, can be... Read more

Preface Introduction 1. Homer, Epic and the Troy-Saga 2. Elegiac, Iambic and the Lyric Poetry 3. Attic Drama 4. The Development of Prose 5. The Alexandrian and Roman Periods 6. The Golden Age of Rome 7. The Silver Age and After 8. The Silver Age and After Bibliography Index

Biography

H. J. Rose