{"product_id":"classical-literature-a-concise-history-paperback-softback-9780631231332","title":"Classical Literature; A Concise History (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631231332","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClassical Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Concise History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Rutherford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631231332, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 June 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.562 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 book is a tour de force ... Rutherford speaks directly to his readers, telling them what they need to know to set a work into its historical and social context ... Even scholars who are completely familiar with all the texts Rutherford discusses will profit from consulting this book.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Rutherford's book provides an accessible, affordable, and concise introduction to its topic.' \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As well as Rutherford's broader constituency, this book should make particularly invaluable reading for undergraduates, sixth-formers who are looking to pursue Classics at university (and it should be a must for school libraries).\" \u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\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\u003eThis accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive quotations in English.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Epic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. History, Biography, Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Erotic Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Literature and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Aspects of Wit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Believers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Translations of Four Longer Passages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 List of Roman Emperors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Major Greek and Roman Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\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":52460679594264,"sku":"9780631231332","price":28.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631231332.jpg?v=1785457951","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/classical-literature-a-concise-history-paperback-softback-9780631231332","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}