The third edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is
the complete and authoritative reference guide to the classical world
and its literary heritage. It not only presents the reader with all
the essential facts about the authors, tales, and characters from
ancient myth and literature, but it also places these details in the
wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and Roman
worlds. With an extensive web of cross-references and a useful
chronological table and location maps (all of which have been brought
fully up to date), this volume traces the development of literary
forms and the classical allusions which have become embedded in our
Western culture. Extensively revised and updated since the second
edition was published in 1989, the Companion acknowledges changes in
the focus of scholarship over the last twenty years, through the
incorporation of a far larger number of thematic entries such as
medicine, friendship, science, freedom (concept of), and sexuality.
These topical entries provide an excellent starting point to the
exploration of their subjects in classical literature; after all, for
many aspects of classical society the literature we have inherited is
the primary (and sometimes the only) source material. Additions and
changes have been made taking into account the advice of teachers and
lecturers in Classics, ensuring that current educational needs are
catered for. In addition to newly covered topics, the Companion still
plays to its traditional strengths, with extensive biographies of
classical literary figures from Aeschylus to Zeno; entries on a
multitude of literary styles from biography and rhetoric to lyric
poetry and epic, encompassing everything in between; and character
entries and plot summaries for the major figures and myths in the
classical canon. It is the ideal guide for students in Classics, and
for all who are passionate about the vast and varied literary
tradition bequeathed to us from the classical world.
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ISBN
9780191073014
Publisert
2015
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok