A Guide to Hellenistic Literature

A Guide to Hellenistic Literature
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9780470766088
ISBN-13 : 0470766085
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Book Synopsis A Guide to Hellenistic Literature by : Kathryn Gutzwiller

Download or read book A Guide to Hellenistic Literature written by Kathryn Gutzwiller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period. A guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC Provides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and literary historical contexts in which Hellenistic literature was produced Introduces the major writers and genres of the period Provides information about style, meter and languages to aid readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding technical aspects of literary Greek Distinctive in its coverage of current issues in Hellenistic criticism, including audience reception, the political and social background, and Hellenistic theories of literature


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