| Description |
vii, 575 pages ; 20 cm |
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3 1/2 in |
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Oxford paperback reference |
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Oxford paperback reference.
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| Contents |
This is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. This volume presents the facts about the authors, tales, and characters from ancient myth and literature, and also places these details in the wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and Roman worlds. The period covered by this book begins with the entry of the Greeks into Greece in about 2200 BC. Readers will find that from the third century AD there are entries for Christian writers who were important from a classical viewpoint. From this time to the closing of the philosophy schools at Athens in AD 529 only the most significant people and events are selected for inclusion, but the fate of classical literature is traced in outline through the Dark Age to the Renaissance |
| Summary |
Comprehensive and completely accessible, The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature includes accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors; character entries and plot summaries; general entries tracing the development of the various literary forms; extensive coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background; and translation of all Greek and Latin words |
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Derived from the highly praised second edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, this is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. Including accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors, character entries and plot summaries, general entries tracing the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy, and wide coverage of the historical, political social, and artistic background of ancient works, The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is indispensable for readers of classical literature, and equally accessible to anyone wishing simply to trace an allusion or understand the inspiration behind so much of Western art |
| Analysis |
Classical literatures |
| Notes |
"Revised and abridged version of the Oxford companion to classical literature, which was published in 1989"--Pref |
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Also available online via the World Wide Web, made available by Oxford Reference Online (ORO - Core) |
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English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Classical dictionaries.
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Classical literature -- Dictionaries.
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Classical literature -- History and criticism -- Dictionaries.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Author |
Chilvers, Ian.
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Howatson, M. C.
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| LC no. |
92018585 |
| ISBN |
0192116878 |
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0192827081 |
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