A History of Roman Literature (2 Vols.): From Livius Andronicus to Boethius with Special Regard to Its Influence on World Literature (Mnemosyne, Supplements / Mnemosyne, Supplements, the Classic)

Michael von Albrecht's A History of Roman Literature, originally published in German, can rightly be seen as the long awaited counterpart to Albin Lesky's Geschichte der Griechischen Literatur. In what will probably be the last survey made by a single scholar the whole of Latin literature from Livius Andronicus up to Boethius comes to the fore.'Literature'is taken here in its broad, antique sense, and therefore also includes e.g. rhetoric, philosophy and history. Special attention has been given to the influence of Latin literature on subsequent centuries down to our own days.Extensive indices give access to this monument of learning. The introductions in Von Albrecht's texts, together with the large bibliographies make further study both more fruitful and easy. PREFACE 6 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 8 CONTENTS 10 INTRODUCTION: LITERATURE AND LITERARY HISTORY 18 FIRST CHAPTER: CONDITIONS OF THE RISE OF ROMAN LITERATURE 20 SECOND CHAPTER: LITERATURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD 66 I. SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD 68 II. POETRY 93 A. EPIC AND DRAMA 93 B. SATURA 258 C. THE DIDACTIC POEM 284 D. LYRIC AND EPIGRAM 338 III. PROSE 377 A. HISTORIOGRAPHY AND RELATED GENRES 377 B. BIOGRAPHY 481 C. ORATORY, PHILOSOPHY, EPISTOLOGRAPHY 506 D. TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL WORKS 581 THIRD CHAPTER: LITERATURE OF THE AUGUSTAN PERIOD 656 I. SURVEY OF LITERATURE OF THE AUGUSTAN PERIOd 658 II. POETRY 676 A. EPIC, DIDACTIC, BUCOLIC 676 B. LYRIC, IAMB, SATIRE, EPISTLE 728 C. ELEGY 759 D. MINOR POETS OF THE AUGUSTAN PERIOD 840 III. PROSE 846 A. HISTORY 846 B. ORATORY 890 C. PHILOSOPHY 892 D. TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORS 894 FOURTH CHAPTER: LITERATURE OF EARLY EMPIRE 910 I. SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE OF EARLY EMPIRE 912 II. POETRY 930 A. EPIC 930 B. DIDACTIC POETRY 989 C. BUCOLIC 1007 D. DRAMA 1013 E. FABLE 1013 F. SATURA 1025 G. EPIGRAM 1055 III. PROSE 1078 A. HISTORIOGRAPHY AND RELATED GENRES 1078 B. SPEECHES AND LETTERS 1163 C. PHILOSOPHY (AND DRAMA) 1175 D. NOVEL 1222 E. TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORS 1256 FIFTH CHAPTER: LITERATURE OF MIDDLE AND LATE EMPIRE 1296 I. SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE OF MIDDLE AND LATE EMPIRE 1298 II. POETRY 1327 III. PROSE 1388 A. HISTORIOGRAPHY AND RELATED GENRES 1388 B. ORATORY AND EPISTOLOGRAPHY 1452 C. NOVEL 1466 D. TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORS 1485 1. THE AUTHORITIES OF THE SCHOOLS 1485 2. THE FOUNDERS OF WESTERN LAW 1517 3. THE LATIN FATHERS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1543 SIXTH CHAPTER: THE TRANSMISSION OF ROMAN LITERATURE 1756 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1768 INDEX 1790 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 1847 In what will probably be the last survey made by a single scholar the whole of Latin literature from Livius Andronicus up to Boethius comes to the fore. 'Literature' is taken here in its broad, antique sense, and therefore also includes e.g. rhetoric, philosophy and history. Special attention has been given to the influence of Latin literature on subsequent centuries down to our own days. [publisher] This survey of Latin literature from Livius Andronicus up to Boethius takes "literature" in its broad, antique sense, and therefore includes rhetoric, philosophy and history. Special attention is given to the influence of latin literature on subsequent centuries down to the present. By Michael Von Albrecht ; Revised By Gareth Schmeling And By The Author. Vol. 1 Translated With The Assistance Of Frances And Kevin Newman; V. 2 Translated With The Assistance Of Ruth R. Caston And Francis R. Schwartz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.