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Camb History of Classical Lit v1 p2: Volume 1, Greek Literature, Part 2, Greek Drama (The Cambridge History of Classical Literature) - Softcover

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9780521359825: Camb History of Classical Lit v1 p2: Volume 1, Greek Literature, Part 2, Greek Drama (The Cambridge History of Classical Literature)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521359821 ISBN 13: 9780521359825
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This series provides individual textbooks on early Greek poetry, on Greek drama, and on the literature of the Hellenistic period and of the Empire.

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Review

"...a mighty achievement, bringing together the work of nineteen of the finest scholars in the field to produce a single volume...It will surely not be superceded in this century, and probably never will..." The New York Review of Books

From the Back Cover

The emphasis of this volume is on Greek literature produced in the period between the foundation of Alexandria late in the fourth century B.C. and the end of the 'high empire' in the third century A.D. Here we see a shift away from the city states of the Greek mainland to the new centres of culture and power, first Alexandria under the Ptolemies and then imperial Rome, Greek literature, being traditionally cosmopolitan, adapted to these changes with remarkable success, and through the efficiency of the Hellenistic educational system Greek literary culture became the essential mark of an educated person in the Graeco-Roman world.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521359821
ISBN 13 
9780521359825
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
232