Classical literature : an epic journey from Homer to Virgil and beyond

Classical literature : an epic journey from Homer to Virgil and beyond / Richard Jenkyns.

"The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insi...

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Main Author: Jenkyns, Richard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Subjects:
Classical literature.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Homer
  • Archaic Greece
  • The rise of tragedy and history
  • The later fifth century
  • The fourth century
  • The Hellenistic Age
  • The Roman Republic
  • Virgil
  • The Augustan Age
  • After the Augustans
  • Two novels.

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