Greek literature and the Roman empire : the politics of imitation / Tim Whitmarsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitmarsh, Tim

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--Rome--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Politics and literature--Greece--History--To 500.

Politics and literature.

Politics and literature--Rome--History--To 500.

Relations.

History.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Greek literature--Appreciation--Rome.

Greece--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.

Greece.

Greece--Relations--Rome.

Rome--Relations--Greece.

Civilization, Greco-Roman.

Hellenism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 377 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Greek Literature and the Roman Empire uses up-to-date literary and cultural theory to explore the phenomenal rise of interest in literary writing in Greece under the Roman Empire. Greek identity cannot be properly understood without appreciating the brilliant sophistication of the writers of the period, whose texts must be considered in the historical and cultural context of the battles for identity that raged under the vast, multicultural Roman Empire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [328]-364) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199240353

OCLC:

47243847