{"product_id":"a-companion-to-latin-literature-hardback-9780631235293","title":"A Companion to Latin Literature (Hardback) 9780631235293","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Latin 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\"\u003eStephen Harrison (Edited by), Harrison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631235293, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 December 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.3 x 3.4 cm, 0.88 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\"Not least among the advantages of this format is that it challenges scholars typically working in a climate of intensive specialization to synthesize and distill their knowledge to a greater extent than is normally encouraged.\" (\u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Essay after essay conveys the excitement of research into the ancient world, showing that nothing is settled, that there are always new questions and new ideas. The essays are lively and provocative, making representative use of source material and enticing readers to enter into the debate themselves. ... There is little to criticise in this volume. ... This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e titillates the reader into thinking about Latin literature in excitingly new ways.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An invaluable source of assistance and instruction for students.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I can warmly recommend this book, both to experts who wish to have an up-to-date account of the latest trends in the study of Latin literature and to undergraduate and graduate students who can mine this volume for suitable paper and even dissertation topics.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Latin Literature\u003c\/i\u003e gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to Augustine, including Lucretius, Cicero, Catullus, Livy, Vergil, Seneca, and Apuleius\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes invaluable reference material – dictionary entries on authors, chronological chart of political and literary history, and an annotated bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as both a discursive literary history and a general reference book\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronological Table ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference Works: Abbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Constructing Latin Literature 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I PERIODS 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Early Republic: the Beginnings to 90 BC 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSander M. Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Late Republican\/Triumviral Period: 90–40 BC 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. S. Levene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Augustan Period: 40 BC–AD 14 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Farrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Early Empire: AD 14–68 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoland Mayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The High Empire: AD 69–200 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Gibson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II GENRES 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Narrative Epic 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Hardie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Didactic Epic 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonica Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Roman Tragedy 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElaine Fantham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Comedy, Atellane Farce and Mime 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCostas Panayotakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Pastoral 148\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Heyworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Love Elegy 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoy Gibson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Satire 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLlewelyn Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Lyric and Iambic 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Epigram 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLindsay C. Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Novel 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Dialogues and Treatises 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. G. F. Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Historiography and Biography 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina Shuttleworth Kraus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Oratory 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. H. Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Epistolography 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatharine Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III THEMES 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Decline and Nostalgia 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Art and Text 300\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJas´ Elsner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Passions 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Kaster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Sex and Gender 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. M. Keith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Friendship and Patronage 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Konstan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Romans and Others 360\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYasmin Syed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Marriage and Family 372\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Treggiari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Slavery and Class 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Habinek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Centre and Periphery 394\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Barchiesi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 406\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 444\u003c\/i\u003e\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":52406462382360,"sku":"9780631235293","price":119.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631235293.jpg?v=1784138408","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-latin-literature-hardback-9780631235293","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}