Gutzwiller, Kathryn
A Guide to Hellenistic Literature
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.
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical LIT004190
- Author(s)
- Gutzwiller, Kathryn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 264 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470766088
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631233213