Taplin, Oliver (Ed )Biblio.com
LITERATURE IN THE GREEK WORLD
2001réf. 19461Oxford University Press. Very Good. Softcover. Very light shelfwear else fine. Scholar's name to half-title Robert Brown.; In this refreshing volume we are offered a new perspective on Greek literature based on the conviction that our present appreciation for it should be informed and influenced by how it was originally perceived. From the earliest surviving Greek poetry to the drama history and philosophy of Greece under Roman rule this book focuses on the "receivers" of Greek literature-the readers spectators and audiences who first witnessed the works over two thousand years ago. Six contributors map out the lively and provocative surveys covering the kinds of literature that have shaped Western culture--epic lyric tragedy comedy history philosophy elegy satire biography and panegyric.; 299 pages . 2001. 0192893033 . Oxford University Press paperback
