{"product_id":"a-history-of-latin-literature-from-its-beginnings-to-the-age-of-augustus-paperback-softback-9781108723244","title":"A History of Latin Literature From its Beginnings to the Age of Augustus (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108723244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Latin Literature From its Beginnings to the Age of Augustus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReadable new history of the explosion of Latin literature from relatively humble beginnings to global status.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurel Fulkerson (Author), Jeffrey Tatum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108723244, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e406 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 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'… this volume will be a valuable resource primarily for the wealth of information it provides. It is also written in clear and elegant English, which makes it highly accessible.' Wolfgang Bernard, GNOMON\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLatin literature exploded onto the scene from relatively humble beginnings in the third century BCE. In an astonishingly short time the Romans adopted and adapted nearly all the genres of literature known to them and not only were they well aware of their large-scale appropriation but even, curiously, boasted of it. This readable new history of Latin literature covers the full span of the Roman republic, concluding with the age of Augustus, whose great poets engaged with the enormous political and cultural changes of their time and laid the foundations for the literature of the Imperial period. All the major writers are covered but attention is also paid to more fragmentary but still key authors such as Ennius, Cato, Lucilius, and Varro. Readers are given the essential historical, cultural, and literary background as well as close readings of specific passages, which reveal the charm and complexity which animate Latin literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Romanized Muses: the birth of Latin literature\u003cbr\u003e 2. All the world's a stage: Roman republican drama and theatrical traditions\u003cbr\u003e 3. A good man skilled in speaking: oratory and rhetoric in Rome\u003cbr\u003e 4. Song of myself: the personal voice in republican literature\u003cbr\u003e 5. To educate and to entertain: didactic and the arrangement of knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 6. What's past is prologue: history and biography\u003cbr\u003e 7. Moments of Glad Grace: Augustan Love Poetry\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gods, monsters, and heroes: Augustan epic\u003cbr\u003e 9. Further voices: Augustan personal poetry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470044033304,"sku":"9781108723244","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108723244i.jpg?v=1785629796","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-latin-literature-from-its-beginnings-to-the-age-of-augustus-paperback-softback-9781108723244","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}