This book is a guide to the Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE. It demonstrates how, during this period, Greek culture spread to Egypt and the Near East, was adapted and absorbed by the Romans, and produced an extraordinarily diverse literature, ranging from the comedy of Menander to the intricately wrought epigrams of Callimachus, from Apollonius' epic "Argonautica" to the great historical work of Polybius. The book helps readers to find their way through this remarkable but complex body of work. It situates Hellenistic literature in its historical and cultural contexts, introduces the major writers and genres of the period, and explains the major critical trends in current scholarship on Hellenistic literature. Information about style, meter and languages aids readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding technical aspects of literary Greek. All ancient Greek words are transliterated, and literary passages are quoted in translation.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Malden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Blackwell
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2007
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xii, 261 p.: ill., maps; 23 cm
فروست
ساير اطلاعات عنواني
Blackwell guides to classical literature
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]239[-250( and index
متن يادداشت
ISBN: 9780631233220
یادداشتهای مربوط به عنوان و پدیدآور
متن يادداشت
Kathryn Gutzwiller
یادداشت های مربوط به نسخه اصلی
متن يادداشت
1
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
History and culture -- Aesthetics and style -- Authors and genres -- Topics in Hellenistic literature
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
عنصر شناسه ای
، Greek literature, Hellenistic -- History and criticism
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
PA
3081
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G88
G85
2007
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )