Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature (Facts on File Library of World Literature)

Features numerous entries covering the literary works, writers, and concepts of the ancient world, from the beginnings to approximately 500 CE. Ranging from ancient Greece and Rome to China, Egypt, Japan, India, Persia, Babylonia, the Hebrew world, and more, provides students with an extensive overview of this period of literature. "Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature contains more than 500 entries on literary topics, works, and writers of the ancient world, from the beginnings to approximately 500 C.E. With coverage that ranges from ancient Greece and Rome to China, Egypt, Japan, India, Persia, Babylonia, the Hebrew world, and more, this accessible A-to-Z encyclopedia provides students with an extensive overview of this period of literature." "Coverage includes: Writers, such as Aeschylus, Aesop, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Confucious, Demosthenes, Euclid, Flavius Josephus, Hammurabi, Herodotus, Homer, Horace, Kakinomoto no Hitumato, Menander, Plato, Sappho, Sima Qian, Sophocles, Thucydides, Virgil, Yamanoue no Okura, and Zoroaster; Famous works, including the Aeneid, Antigone, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Gilgamesh Epic, the Hebrew Bible, the History of the Peloponnesian War, the Iliad, Medea, the Metamorphoses, the Nart Sagas, the New Testament, the Odyssey, the Oresteia, the Ramayana, the Rig Veda, and the Trojan Women; and Literary and historical terms, such as alphabet, hubris, epic, quipu, Rosetta Stone, and more."--Jacket "Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature" offers comprehensive coverage of the literary works, writers, and concepts of the ancient world, from the beginnings to approximately 500 CE. Ranging from ancient Greece and Rome to China, Egypt, Japan, India, Persia, Babylonia, the Hebrew world, and more, this accessible A-to-Z encyclopedia provides students with an extensive overview of this period of literature.Coverage includes: writers, such as Aristophanes, Confucius, Euclid, Flavius Josephus, Hammurabi, Homer, Horace, Julius Caesar, Sophocles, Virgil, Yamanoue no Okura, Zoroaster, and more; famous works, such as "The Aeneid", "The Egyptian Book of the Dead", "The Epic of Gilgamesh", Hebrew Bible, "The Iliad", "Medea", "The Nart Sagas", the New Testament, Ramayana, and more; and, literary and historical terms, such as alphabet, hubris, epic, quipu, Rosetta Stone, and more Contents......Page 4 Acknowledgments......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Writers Covered by Language of Composition......Page 12 Authors' Time Line......Page 16 A......Page 22 B......Page 103 C......Page 133 D......Page 208 E......Page 239 F......Page 264 G......Page 276 H......Page 309 I......Page 355 J......Page 379 K......Page 389 L......Page 395 M......Page 430 N......Page 481 O......Page 491 P......Page 532 Q......Page 584 R......Page 589 S......Page 603 T......Page 659 V......Page 687 W......Page 693 X......Page 701 Y......Page 705 Z......Page 709 Selected Bibliography......Page 712 Index......Page 716 This A-Z reference provides an extensive overview of ancient literary works, writers and concepts, covering the period from the 'beginning' to approximately 500 CE. The encyclopedia covers a wide range of cultures, including Rome, Greece, China, Japan, Egypt, Babylonia, India, Persia, and the Hebrew World. Contents 4 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction 8 Writers Covered by Language of Composition 12 Authors' Time Line 16 A 22 B 103 C 133 D 208 E 239 F 264 G 276 H 309 I 355 J 379 K 389 L 395 M 430 N 481 O 491 P 532 Q 584 R 589 S 603 T 659 U 687 V 687 W 693 X 701 Y 705 Z 709 Selected Bibliography 712 Index 716