A Companion to Greek Literature (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119088615 ISBN 13: 9781119088615

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2020

Synopsis

A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.

• Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature
• Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks―including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature
• Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more
• Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways

About this title

About the Author

Martin Hose is Professor of Greek Literature at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany and Fellow of the Bavarian Academy. He is the author of Euripides (2008) and of books on Greek historiography, Aristotle's fragments, and Synesius.

David Schenker is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri. He has published many articles on Aeschylus, Euripides, and Plato.

From the Back Cover

A COMPANION TO GREEK LITERATURE

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS VOLUME: Richard H. Armstrong, Markus Asper, Nicholas Baechle, Manuel Baumbach, Lucio Del Corso, Markus Dubischar, Daniela Dueck, Mike Edwards, Thorsten Fögen, Edith Hall, Regina Höschele, Martin Hose, Jason König, David Konstan, Mary Lefkowitz, James McGlew, Anatole Mori, René Nünlist, Timothy Power, Richard Rader, Steve Reece, Hanna M. Roisman, Suzanne Saïd, David Schenker, Jan Stenger, Stefan Tilg, Antonis Tsakmakis, James Bradley Wells, Andreas Willi, Emily Wilson, Victoria Wohl

From the monumental works of Homer to the texts of the early church fathers, the ancient Greeks produced a body of literature that has been rarely equalled throughout history. A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over a millennium, from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Featuring contributions from a wide range of established and emerging scholars of Greek literature, chapters focus primarily on the changing forms and contexts of Greek literature as it evolved over the centuries. Areas explored include the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and many more. Other readings address the wide variety of genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks – including but not limited to epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature. Combining innovative scholarship with an unprecedented breadth of coverage, A Companion to Greek Literature is an indispensable reference to a series of literary masterpieces that influence and inspire readers even today.

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A COMPANION TO GREEK LITERATURE

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS VOLUME: Richard H. Armstrong, Markus Asper, Nicholas Baechle, Manuel Baumbach, Lucio Del Corso, Markus Dubischar, Daniela Dueck, Mike Edwards, Thorsten Fögen, Edith Hall, Regina Höschele, Martin Hose, Jason König, David Konstan, Mary Lefkowitz, James McGlew, Anatole Mori, René Nünlist, Timothy Power, Richard Rader, Steve Reece, Hanna M. Roisman, Suzanne Saïd, David Schenker, Jan Stenger, Stefan Tilg, Antonis Tsakmakis, James Bradley Wells, Andreas Willi, Emily Wilson, Victoria Wohl

From the monumental works of Homer to the texts of the early church fathers, the ancient Greeks produced a body of literature that has been rarely equalled throughout history. A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over a millennium, from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Featuring contributions from a wide range of established and emerging scholars of Greek literature, chapters focus primarily on the changing forms and contexts of Greek literature as it evolved over the centuries. Areas explored include the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and many more. Other readings address the wide variety of genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks – including but not limited to epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature. Combining innovative scholarship with an unprecedented breadth of coverage, A Companion to Greek Literature is an indispensable reference to a series of literary masterpieces that influence and inspire readers even today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119088615
• ISBN 13: 9781119088615
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 574
• Editor: Hose Martin, Schenker David