Overview
This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.
- Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
- An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
- Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
- This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
- Includes extensive quotations in English.
- A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
The book, Classical Literature: A Concise History (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780631231325 in Hardcover by Richard Rutherford may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
08/27/2004
ISBN-13:
9780631231325
Pages:
372
Publisher:
Wiley
