Ancient Greek Literary Letters : Selections in Translation

Patricia A. Rosenmeyer

ISBN 10: 0415285518 / ISBN 13: 9780415285513

Published by Routledge, 2006

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The first referenece to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the basis of works of fiction, and the formal substructure for many kinds of poem. Patricia Rosenmeyer, an authority on the history of the Greek letter, assembles in this book a representative selection of such 'literary letters', from Aelian and Alciphron to Philostrartus and the supposed letters of Themistocles. The book will be valuable for all students of Greek literature especially those studying Greek (and Latin) letter. Seller Inventory # 9780415285513

Synopsis:

The first referenece to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the basis of works of fiction, and the formal substructure for many kinds of poem.

Patricia Rosenmeyer, an authority on the history of the Greek letter, assembles in this book a representative selection of such 'literary letters', from Aelian and Alciphron to Philostrartus and the supposed letters of Themistocles.

The book will be valuable for all students of Greek literature especially those studying Greek (and Latin) letter.

About the Author: Rosenmeyer, Patricia A.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ancient Greek Literary Letters : Selections ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu