Greek Literature in the Roman Empire

Name: Greek Literature in the Roman Empire
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Jason Konig

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In this book Jason Konig offers for the first time an accessible yet comprehensive account of the multi-faceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. He covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing, geography and history, biography and poetry, providing a vivid introduction to key texts, with extensive quotation in translation. The challenges and pleasures these texts offer to their readers have come to be newly appreciated in the classical scholarship of the last two or three decades. In addition there has been renewed interest in the role played by novelistic and rhetorical writing in the Greek culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, and in the many different ways in which these texts respond to the world around them. This volume offers a broad introduction to those exciting developments.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 120
Release Date:: 2009-07-02
Publication Date:: 2009-07-02
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1853997137
ISBN13:: 9781853997136
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 162 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 7 cm

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