A Companion to Hellenistic Literature

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A Companion to Hellenistic Literature explores the social and intellectual contexts of literary production during the Hellenistic period. The collection of 30 newly commissioned essays examines both renowned poets and less familiar historical, philosophical, and scientific prose, highlighting how Greek literature was influenced by and in turn influenced the indigenous literatures of Hellenized regions, including Jewish, Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Roman works.
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Ideal for advanced language students, scholars, and readers interested in classical literature, cultural exchange, and the intellectual history of the Hellenistic era.

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.

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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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"New and interesting observations abound, and the volume as a whole offers a welcome introduction to an area of burgeoning scholarly interest. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." (Choice)

"The concluding chapters on cross-cultural influence are particularly notable. Detailed descriptions of authors and works appear alongside Greek originals with English translations. Accessible to advanced students and non-specialists, this scholarly volume serves as an excellent resource for both scholars and learners." (Book News, Inc.)

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118782903

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by James J. Clauss
Edited by Martine Cuypers

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 171.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 875g

Pages: 576

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

About the Author

James J. Clauss is Professor of Classics at theUniversity of Washington. He is the author of The Best of theArgonauts: The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 ofApollonius' Argonautica (1993) and the co-editor ofMedea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, andArt (with S. I. Johnston, 1997). Martine Cuypers is Lecturer in Greek at Trinity CollegeDublin. She is the co-editor of Beginning from Apollo: Studiesin Apollonius and the Argonautic Tradition (with M. A. Harder,2005).