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A Companion to Hellenistic Literature
Contributor(s): Clauss, James J. (Editor), Cuypers, Martine (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1118782909     ISBN-13: 9781118782903
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $56.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
Dewey: 880.09
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" L (1.90 lbs) 576 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
Features: Bibliography, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
Offering unparalleled scope, A Companion to Hellenistic Literature in 30 newly commissioned essays explores the social and intellectual contexts of literature production in the Hellenistic period, and examines the relationship between Hellenistic and earlier literature.
  • Provides a wide ranging critical examination of Hellenistic literature, including the works of well-respected poets alongside lesser-known historical, philosophical, and scientific prose of the period
  • Explores how the indigenous literatures of Hellenized lands influenced Greek literature and how Greek literature influenced Jewish, Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Roman literary works
 
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