Title A companion to Greek literature / edited by Martin Hose and David Schenker

Published Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Blackwell companions to the ancient world Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Contents Introduction / Martin Hose, David Schenker -- Production and Transmission. Mechanics and Means of Production in Antiquity / Lucio Del Corso -- A Wound, not a World / Richard H Armstrong -- Greek Literature as a Dynamic System. Orality and Literacy / Steve Reece -- Literature in the Archaic Age / Timothy Power -- Literature in the Classical Age of Greece / James McGlew -- Literature in the Hellenistic World / Anatole Mori -- Greek Literature in the Roman World / Jason König -- The Encounter with Christianity / Jan Stenger -- Genres. Greek Epic / Hanna M Roisman -- Lyric / James Bradley Wells -- The Ethics of Greek Drama / Richard Rader -- Epigram and Minor Genres / Regina Hoschele -- Oratory / Mike Edwards -- Historiography and Biography / Antonis Tsakmakis -- Philosophical Writing / Martin Hose -- The Novel / Stefan Tilg -- Technical Literature / Thorsten Fogen -- The Players. The Creators of Literature / Mary Lefkowitz -- Users of Literature / Rene Nunlist -- Sponsors and Enemies of Literature / David Schenker -- The Places. Places of Production / Martin Hose -- Places of Presentation / Manuel Baumbach -- Topos and Topoi / Suzanne Said -- Literature and knowledge. Literature and Truth / Martin Hose -- Knowledge of Self / Daniela Dueck -- Explicit Knowledge / Markus Asper -- Implicit Knowledge / David Konstan -- Preserved Knowledge / Markus Dubischar -- Literature and Aesthetics. The Language of Greek Literature / Andreas Willi -- Poetic Devices in Greek Literature / Nicholas Baechle -- The Function of Literature / Victoria Wohl -- The Reception of Greek Literature. Trends in Greek Literature in the Contemporary Academy / Emily Wilson -- The Reception of Ancient Greek Literature and Western Identity / Edith Hall Summary A Companion to Greek Literature 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. Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature Offers 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 Includes readin Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Greek literature -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical. Greek literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Hose, Martin. Schenker, David J. LC no. 2015022137 ISBN 9781118885956 1118885953 9781118886069 1118886062 1444339427 9781444339420 9781119088615 1119088615

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