{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-literature-isbn-9781444339420","title":"A Companion to Greek Literature","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Companion to Greek Literature 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose and David Schenker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Production and Transmission 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mechanics and Means of Production in Antiquity 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucio Del Corso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Wound, not a World: Textual Survival and Transmission 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard H. Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Greek Literature as a Dynamic System 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Orality and Literacy: Ancient Greek Literature as Oral Literature 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Reece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Literature in the Archaic Age 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Literature in the Classical Age of Greece 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames McGlew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Literature in the Hellenistic World 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnatole Mori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Greek Literature in the Roman World: Introducing Imperial Greek Literature 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason König\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Encounter with Christianity 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Stenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Genres 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Greek Epic 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHanna M. Roisman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Lyric: Melic, Iambic, Elegiac 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Bradley Wells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Ethics of Greek Drama 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Rader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Epigram and Minor Genres 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegina Höschele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Oratory: Practice and Theory 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Historiography and Biography 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntonis Tsakmakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Philosophical Writing: Treatise, Dialogue, Diatribe, Epistle 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Novel 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Tilg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Technical Literature 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThorsten Fögen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Players 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Creators of Literature 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Lefkowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Users of Literature 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRené Nünlist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Sponsors and Enemies of Literature 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Schenker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Places 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Places of Production 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Places of Presentation 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManuel Baumbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Topos and Topoi 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Saïd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Literature and Knowledge 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Literature and Truth 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Knowledge of Self 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniela Dueck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Explicit Knowledge 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkus Asper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Implicit Knowledge 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Konstan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Preserved Knowledge: Summaries and Compilations 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkus Dubischar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Literature and Aesthetics 441\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Language of Greek Literature 443\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Willi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Poetic Devices in Greek Literature: Pleasure and Creative Appropriation 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Baechle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The Function of Literature 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria Wohl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII The Reception of Greek Literature 489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Trends in Greek Literature in the Contemporary Academy 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Reception of Ancient Greek Literature and Western Identity 511\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdith Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 534\u003c\/p\u003e \"the volume successfully sums up the status quaetionis of many Greek genres and contemporary scholarship.\" (Choice Connect 2016) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Hose\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Greek Literature at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany and Fellow of the Bavarian Academy. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEuripides\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and of books on Greek historiography, Aristotle's fragments, and Synesius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Schenker\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri. He has published many articles on Aeschylus, Euripides, and Plato.\u003c\/p\u003e From the monumental works of Homer to the texts of the early church fathers, the ancient Greeks produced a body of literature that has been rarely equalled throughout history. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Featuring contributions from a wide range of established and emerging scholars of Greek literature, readings focus primarily on the changing forms and contexts of Greek literature as it evolved over the centuries. Areas explored include the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and many more. Other readings address the wide variety of genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks—including but not limited to epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature. Combining innovative scholarship with an unprecedented breadth of coverage, \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reference to a series of literary masterpieces that have influenced and inspired readers to the present day.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988608106725,"sku":"NP9781444339420","price":218.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444339420.jpg?v=1761780955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-literature-isbn-9781444339420","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}