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About this book
This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.
- Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.
- An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.
- Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.
- This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.
- Includes extensive quotations in English.
- A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
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Yes, you can access Classical Literature by Richard Rutherford in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Epic
- 2 Drama
- 3 Rhetoric
- 4 History, Biography and Fiction
- 5 Erotic Literature
- 6 Literature and Power
- 7 Aspects of Wit
- 8 Thinkers
- 9 Believers
- Appendix 1: Translations of Four Longer Passages
- Appendix 2: Timeline
- Appendix 3: List of Roman Emperors
- Appendix 4: Major Greek and Roman Gods
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index