{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-literature-hardback-9781444339420","title":"A Companion to Greek Literature (Hardback) 9781444339420","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Greek Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Hose (Edited by), M HOSE (Author), David Schenker (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444339420, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.025 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"the volume successfully sums up the status quaetionis of many Greek genres and contemporary scholarship.\" (Choice Connect 2016)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks—including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Companion to Greek Literature 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose and David Schenker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Production and Transmission 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mechanics and Means of Production in Antiquity 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucio Del Corso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Wound, not a World: Textual Survival and Transmission 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard H. Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Greek Literature as a Dynamic System 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Orality and Literacy: Ancient Greek Literature as Oral Literature 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Reece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Literature in the Archaic Age 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Literature in the Classical Age of Greece 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames McGlew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Literature in the Hellenistic World 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnatole Mori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Greek Literature in the Roman World: Introducing Imperial Greek Literature 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason König\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Encounter with Christianity 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Stenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Genres 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Greek Epic 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHanna M. Roisman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Lyric: Melic, Iambic, Elegiac 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Bradley Wells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Ethics of Greek Drama 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Rader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Epigram and Minor Genres 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegina Höschele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Oratory: Practice and Theory 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Historiography and Biography 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntonis Tsakmakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Philosophical Writing: Treatise, Dialogue, Diatribe, Epistle 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Novel 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Tilg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Technical Literature 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThorsten Fögen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Players 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Creators of Literature 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Lefkowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Users of Literature 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRené Nünlist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Sponsors and Enemies of Literature 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Schenker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Places 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Places of Production 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Places of Presentation 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManuel Baumbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Topos and Topoi 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Saïd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Literature and Knowledge 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Literature and Truth 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Knowledge of Self 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniela Dueck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Explicit Knowledge 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkus Asper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Implicit Knowledge 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Konstan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Preserved Knowledge: Summaries and Compilations 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkus Dubischar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Literature and Aesthetics 441\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Language of Greek Literature 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Willi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Poetic Devices in Greek Literature: Pleasure and Creative Appropriation 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Baechle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The Function of Literature 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria Wohl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII The Reception of Greek Literature 489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Trends in Greek Literature in the Contemporary Academy 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Reception of Ancient Greek Literature and Western Identity 511\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdith Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 534\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441778651416,"sku":"9781444339420","price":120.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444339420.jpg?v=1785024571","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-literature-hardback-9781444339420","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}