Landmarks in Classical LiteratureProviding the context of time and place as well as discussing the translations,Landmarks in Classical Literaturesurveys the most influential authors of ancient Greece and Rome. Part of the three-book series,Landmarks in European Literature, which presents the major authors of European literature and their works, from ancient times until the 20th century, this volume is designed for general readers and students, looking for additional guidance in their reading or wishing to understand the context in which these fascinating works were written. Helping and encouraging readers to explore and enjoy the European literary heritage, theLandmarks in European Literatureseries includeLandmarks in Continental European Literature,Landmarks in Classical Literature, andLandmarks in English Literature, all of which will prove valuable at any library supporting literary studies. |
Contents
the past in | 14 |
religious beliefs and practices architecture | 52 |
tragedy | 65 |
Greek historians | 82 |
the preSocratics | 100 |
the Hellenistic | 115 |
from citystate | 123 |
conquest abroad strife | 129 |
painting sculpture and architecture | 138 |
rhetoric and philosophy the legacy | 144 |
from pastoral to epic Theocritus | 154 |
epigram lyric and satire Catullus | 167 |
love poetry and the novel Ovid | 178 |
Afterword | 205 |
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