A guide to Hellenistic literature / Kathryn Gutzwiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutzwiller, Kathryn J.

Series:

Blackwell guides to classical literature.

Blackwell guides to classical literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism.

Greek literature, Hellenistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 261 pages) : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

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

Contents:

History and culture

Aesthetics and style

Authors and genres

Topics in Hellenistic literature.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-250) and index.

ISBN:

9786611068950

9780631233220

0631233229

9781782688372

1782688374

9781281068958

1281068950

9780470690185

0470690186

9780470766088

0470766085

OCLC:

437192666