Greek Literature in the Roman Empire (Classical World Series)

In this book Jason Konig offers for the first time an accessible yet comprehensive account of the multi-faceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. He covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing, geography and history, biography and poetry, providing a vivid introduction to key texts, with extensive quotation in translation. The challenges and pleasures these texts offer to their readers have come to be newly appreciated in the classical scholarship of the last two or three decades. In addition there has been renewed interest in the role played by novelistic and rhetorical writing in the Greek culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, and in the many different ways in which these texts respond to the world around them. This volume offers a broad introduction to those exciting developments. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface 7 Map 8 Introduction 8 1. Novels 12 2. Satire 27 3. Oratory 42 4. Philosophy 55 5. Science and Miscellanism 67 6. History and Geography 78 7. Biography 87 8. Conclusion: Poetry and Prose 100 Suggestions for Further Reading 106 Questions for Further Study and Discussion 112 Timeline 115 Index 118 A 118 B 118 C 118 D 118 E 118 F 119 G 119 H 119 I 119 J 119 L 119 M 119 N 119 O 119 P 119 Q 120 R 120 S 120 T 120 V 120 W 120 X 120 Z 120 "This book offers an accessible, comprehensive account of the multifaceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. It covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing, geography and history, biography and poetry. Jason König provides a vivid introduction to key texts, with extensive quotation in translation, and looks beyond the most commonly studied authors to reveal the full richness of this period's literature"--P. [4] of cover Offers a comprehensive account of the multi-faceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. This work covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, and rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing that provide an introduction to key texts. Novels -- Satire -- Oratory -- Philosophy -- Science And Miscellanism -- History And Geography -- Biography -- Conclusion : Poetry And Prose. Jason König. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [105]-110) And Index.