Ancient Greek Literature / Edition 2

by K. J. Dover, E. L. Bowie, Jasper Griffin, M. L. West

Overview

This historical survey covers the period from 700 BC to AD 550, tracing the development of Greek literature by concentrating on the works of the principal authors of each period—including Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides—and illustrating general points with passages from their work in translation. It pays attention to unfamiliar components of Greek life and literature and also considers those elements that have appealed most powerfully to succeeding generations. Although it recognizes that this appeal lies above all in the most creative and inventive period (700-300 BC), the book also gives an account of the following eight hundred years, which saw the impact of earlier inspirations. Poetry, tragedy, comedy, history, science, philosophy, and oratory are all examined through the available literature. The second edition has been revised to take account of recent scholarship, such as the influence of oriental traditions of Greek literature, and includes several new translations and a thoroughly updated bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192892942
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	12/18/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

Sir Kenneth Dover is Vice-Chancellor for University of St. Andrews. He is a former president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, K.J. Dover
2. Homeric and Hesiodic poetry, M.L. West
3. Other early poetry, M.L. West
4. Tragedy, K.J. Dover
5. Comedy, K.J. Dover
6. The classical historians, K.J. Dover
7. Classical science and philosophy, K.J. Dover
8. Classical oratory, K. J. Dover
9. Greek literature 300-50BC, J. Griffin
10. Greek literature after 50 BC, E.L. Bowie
Chronological table
Further reading
Index