Author : Oliver Taplin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192893017
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)
Book Synopsis Literature in the Roman World by : Oliver Taplin
Download or read book Literature in the Roman World written by Oliver Taplin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.