A guide to Hellenistic literature /
This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period. * A guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC * Provides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and literary his...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Blackwell guides to classical literature.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period. * A guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC * Provides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and literary historical contexts in which Hellenistic literature was produced * Introduces the major writers and genres of the period * Provides information about style, meter and languages to aid readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding technical aspects of literary Greek * Distinctive in its coverage of current issues in Hellenistic criticism, including audience reception, the political and social background, and Hellenistic theories of literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 261 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470690185 0470690186 9780470766088 0470766085 1782688374 9781782688372 1281068950 9781281068958 9786611068950 6611068953 |