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Ancient Greek Literature
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Description for Ancient Greek Literature
Paperback. An historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD which concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation. Poetry, tragedy, comedy, history and science are covered. This is the revised edition of the title published in 1980 and is a title in the OPUS series. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 198 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
This historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation, to allow the reader to form his own impression of its quality, including Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides. Attention is drawn both to the elements in Greek literature and attitudes to life which are unfamiliar to us, and to the elements which appeal most powerfully to succeeding generations. Although it is recognized that this appeal lies above all in the most creative and inventive period (700-300 BC), an account is given of the eight ... Read more
This historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation, to allow the reader to form his own impression of its quality, including Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides. Attention is drawn both to the elements in Greek literature and attitudes to life which are unfamiliar to us, and to the elements which appeal most powerfully to succeeding generations. Although it is recognized that this appeal lies above all in the most creative and inventive period (700-300 BC), an account is given of the eight ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Series
OPUS
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192892942
SKU
V9780192892942
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About Dover
Sir Kenneth Dover is Vice-Chancellor for St Andrew's University. He is a former president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and of the British Academy.
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