A Companion to Greek Literature (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

Introduction: A Companion To Greek Literature / Martin Hose And David Schenker ; Part I Production And Transmission ; 1 Mechanics And Means Of Production In Antiquity / Lucio Del Corso ; 2 A Wound, Not A World: Textual Survival And Transmission / Richard H. Armstrong ; Part Ii Greek Literature As A Dynamic System. 3 Orality And Literacy: Ancient Greek Literature As Oral Literature / Steve Reece ; 4 Literature In The Archaic Age / Timothy Power ; 5 Literature In The Classical Age Of Greece / James Mcglew ; 6 Literature In The Hellenistic World / Anatole Mori ; 7 Greek Literature In The Roman World: Introducing Imperial Greek Literature / Jason König ; 8 The Encounter With Christianity / Jan Stenger ; Part Iii Genres. 9 Greek Epic / Hanna M.^ Roisman ; 10 Lyric: Melic, Iambic, Elegiac / James Bradley Wells ; 11 The Ethics Of Greek Drama / Richard Rader ; 12 Epigram And Minor Genres / Regina Höschele ; 13 Oratory: Practice And Theory / Mike Edwards ; 14 Historiography And Biography / Antonis Tsakmakis ; 15 Philosophical Writing: Treatise, Dialogue, Diatribe, Epistle / Martin Hose ; 16 The Novel / Stefan Tilg ; 17 Technical Literature / Thorsten Fögen ; Part Iv The Players. 18 The Creators Of Literature / Mary Lefkowitz ; 19 Users Of Literature / René Nünlist ; 20 Sponsors And Enemies Of Literature / David Schenker ; Part V The Places. 21 Places Of Production / Martin Hose ; 22 Places Of Presentation / Manuel Baumbach ; 23 Topos And Topoi / Suzanne Saïd ; Part Vi Literature And Knowledge.^ 24 Literature And Truth / Martin Hose ; 25 Knowledge Of Self / Daniela Dueck ; 26 Explicit Knowledge / Markus Asper ; 27 Implicit Knowledge / David Konstan ; 28 Preserved Knowledge: Summaries And Compilations / Markus Dubischar ; Part Vii Literature And Aesthetics. 29 The Language Of Greek Literature / Andreas Willi ; 30 Poetic Devices In Greek Literature: Pleasure And Creative Appropriation / Nicholas Baechle ; 31 The Function Of Literature / Victoria Wohl ; Part Viii The Reception Of Greek Literature. 32 Trends In Greek Literature In The Contemporary Academy / Emily Wilson ; 33 The Reception Of Ancient Greek Literature And Western Identity / Edith Hall. Edited By Martin Hose And David Schenker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Introduction / Martin Hose, David Schenker -- Production and Transmission. Mechanics and Means of Production in Antiquity / Lucio Del Corso -- A Wound, not a World / Richard H Armstrong -- Greek Literature as a Dynamic System. Orality and Literacy / Steve Reece -- Literature in the Archaic Age / Timothy Power -- Literature in the Classical Age of Greece / James McGlew -- Literature in the Hellenistic World / Anatole Mori -- Greek Literature in the Roman World / Jason König -- The Encounter with Christianity / Jan Stenger -- Genres. Greek Epic / Hanna M Roisman -- Lyric / James Bradley Wells -- The Ethics of Greek Drama / Richard Rader -- Epigram and Minor Genres / Regina Hoschele -- Oratory / Mike Edwards -- Historiography and Biography / Antonis Tsakmakis -- Philosophical Writing / Martin Hose -- The Novel / Stefan Tilg -- Technical Literature / Thorsten Fogen -- The Players. The Creators of Literature / Mary Lefkowitz -- Users of Literature / Rene Nunlist -- Sponsors and Enemies of Literature / David Schenker -- The Places. Places of Production / Martin Hose -- Places of Presentation / Manuel Baumbach -- Topos and Topoi / Suzanne Said -- Literature and knowledge. Literature and Truth / Martin Hose -- Knowledge of Self / Daniela Dueck -- Explicit Knowledge / Markus Asper -- Implicit Knowledge / David Konstan -- Preserved Knowledge / Markus Dubischar -- Literature and Aesthetics. The Language of Greek Literature / Andreas Willi -- Poetic Devices in Greek Literature / Nicholas Baechle -- The Function of Literature / Victoria Wohl -- The Reception of Greek Literature. Trends in Greek Literature in the Contemporary Academy / Emily Wilson -- The Reception of Ancient Greek Literature and Western Identity / Edith Hall. From the monumental works of Homer to the texts of the early church fathers, the ancient Greeks produced a body of literature that has been rarely equalled throughout history. A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over a millennium, from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Featuring contributions from a wide range of established and emerging scholars of Greek literature, chapters focus primarily on the changing forms and contexts of Greek literature as it evolved over the centuries. Areas explored include the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and many more. Other readings address the wide variety of genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks - including but not limited to epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature. Combining innovative scholarship with an unprecedented breadth of coverage, A Companion to Greek Literature is an indispensable reference to a series of literary masterpieces that influence and inspire readers even today. -- from back cover A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.

• Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature
• Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks—including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature
• Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more
• Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways

A Companion to Greek Literature' presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. It features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature; offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature; includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more; and explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways