Greek and Latin Literature

A Comparative Study

Buch | Hardcover

410 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-76977-6 (ISBN)

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Greek and Latin Literature (1969) examines the two ancient literatures using a comparative method that recognizes their links – most Latin genres owe something to their Greek forebears. How far was Virgil influenced by Homer, Cicero by Demosthenes, Horace by Sappho? How far did their techniques differ? Did they share interests?

Greek and Latin Literature (1969) examines the two ancient literatures using a comparative method that recognizes the links between them – most Latin genres owe something to their Greek forebears. How far was Virgil influenced by Homer, Cicero by Demosthenes, Horace by Sappho and Alcaeus? How far did their techniques differ? How far did they share the same interests? Each contributor to this volume aims to answer such questions.

John Higginbotham

1. Philosophy Hilary Armstrong 2. Lyric Poetry Maurice Balme 3. Elegiac Poetry John Fancourt Bell 4. Pastoral Poetry Robert Coleman 5. Didactic Poetry Alister Cox 6. Epic Poetry David Gaunt 7. Comedy Rosemary Harriott 8. Satire John Higginbotham 9. Tragedy David Raven 10. History Christopher Turner 11. Oratory Stephen Usher

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2024
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	930 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-032-76977-7 / 1032769777
ISBN-13	978-1-032-76977-6 / 9781032769776
Zustand	Neuware