Literary History of Greece

There are several good histories of Greek literature of various shapes and sizes, but the purpose of this book is not simply to consider the literature of ancient Greece as an isolated subject, treating each of the literary modes - epic, lyric, drama, history, philosophy, and rhetoric - in terms of its own evolution

List of contents

FOREWORD, 1. THE TROJAN WAR: HOMER, 2. THE ARCHAIC PERIOD, 3. TOWARDS DEMOCRACY, 4. THE TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY, 5. IMPERIALISM AND THE DECLINE OF ATHENS, 6. LAST STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM, 7. THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIOD, 8. CONCLUSION, CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, INDEX

About the author

Robert Flaceliere

Summary

There are several good histories of Greek literature of various shapes and sizes, but the purpose of this book is not simply to consider the literature of ancient Greece as an isolated subject, treating each of the literary modes - epic, lyric, drama, history, philosophy, and rhetoric - in terms of its own evolution

Product details

• Authors: Robert Flaceliere, Flaceliere Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138518384
• ISBN: 978-1-138-51838-4
• No. of pages: 405
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts