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Fifty Key Classical Authors
Contributor(s): Sharrock, Alison (Author), Ashley, Rhiannon (Author)

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ISBN: 0415165113     ISBN-13: 9780415165112
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $31.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2001
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Annotation: Covering ten centuries, this fascinating introduction to the key Greek and Roman authors begins with writers like Homer and Sappho and concludes at the onset of the Late Antique period with the likes of Lucian and Cassius Dio.
Set in within a chronological framework, this brilliant collection aims to tell the story of classical literature: how it developed, flourished, and changed throughout the ages. The individual essays, which constitute the main body of the book, give for each of the fifty authors a substantial introduction to the author's life, works, and cultural and social positions. The essays collectively create an overall sense of the main periods of the flowering classical culture, and of the significance of historical events which affected it. The reader sees firsthand how ancient literature was bound up in its historical, political, and social context.
Genre tables, timelines, and useful appendices makes this book an ideal resource for the both the undergraduate student and thegeneral reader of the classics.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001048305
Series: Routledge Key Guides
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.32" W x 8.74" L (1.20 lbs) 448 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Academic
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 07/01/2002 pg. 1957
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 464
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2004 pg. 214
 
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Publisher Description:
A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and Cicero, this book is a vital tool for all students of classical civilization.
 
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