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 myths and literature, but it also places these details in the wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and Roman worlds. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199548552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
154691107
Product Key Features
Author
M.C. Howatson
Publication Name
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Writing & Reading
Publication Year
2013
Type
Reference
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
196mm
Item Width
142mm
Item Weight
466g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Oxford Quick Reference
Topic
Literature
Editor
M.C. Howatson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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