A Companion to Latin Literature - HARRISON STEPHEN
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A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. The volume provides the reader with a comprehensive reference for Latin literature. It includes a narrative history, an overview of all major genres, and coverage of key themes - all written by experts in their fields. As an invaluable resource for the student, the book also includes dictionary entries on Latin authors, a chronological chart of political and literary history, and a large annotated bibliography. The volume…mehr

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A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. The volume provides the reader with a comprehensive reference for Latin literature. It includes a narrative history, an overview of all major genres, and coverage of key themes - all written by experts in their fields. As an invaluable resource for the student, the book also includes dictionary entries on Latin authors, a chronological chart of political and literary history, and a large annotated bibliography. The volume thus combines the virtues of a discursive literary history and a general reference book.
Autorenporträt
Stephen Harrison is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Oxford University and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His recent publications include Apuleius: A Latin Sophist (2000), Apuleius: Rhetorical Works (ed. 2001) and Texts, Ideas and the Classics (ed. 2001).
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"Not least among the advantages of this format is that itchallenges scholars typically working in a climate of intensivespecialization to synthesize and distill their knowledge to agreater extent than is normally encouraged." (Phoenix,2009)

"Essay after essay conveys the excitement of research into theancient world, showing that nothing is settled, that there arealways new questions and new ideas. The essays are lively andprovocative, making representative use of source material andenticing readers to enter into the debate themselves. ... There islittle to criticise in this volume. ... This Companiontitillates the reader into thinking about Latin literature inexcitingly new ways." (Scholia Reviews)

"An invaluable source of assistance and instruction forstudents." (Reference Reviews)

"I can warmly recommend this book, both to experts who wish tohave an up-to-date account of the latest trends in the study ofLatin literature and to undergraduate and graduate students who canmine this volume for suitable paper and even dissertation topics."(Bryn Mawr Classical Review)