Literature in the Roman World

Book Overview

In this volume, we are offered a new perspective on Roman literature, based on the conviction that our present appreciation for it should be informed and influenced by how it was originally perceived. From the beginning of the Roman Empire to the end of the classical era, this book focuses on the "receivers" of Roman literature-the readers, spectators, and audiences who first witnessed the works. Six contributors map out the lively and provocative surveys, covering the kinds of literature that have shaped Western culture--epic, lyric, tragedy, comedy, history, philosophy, elegy, satire, biography, and panegyric.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192893017
• ISBN13: 9780192893017
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

I would've given this a Five Star Rating if...

it were still priced at the $16.95--the original cover price. I was going to use this for my Roman Civ. class but noticed that Oxford jacked the price up to $36.00. It's great because it provides a survey or Roman literature from the perspective of its historical readers informed by more recent approaches to lit (i.e. not New Criticism--we are classicists afterall, so it takes us a while to warm up to things). The chapters are written by first rate scholars and are informative esp for undergrads.