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基本説明
Demonstrates the extraordinary diversity of Hellenistic literature, which ranges from the comedy of Menander and the epigrams of Callimachus to the great historical work of Polybius.
Full Description
This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.
A guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC
Provides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and literary historical contexts in which Hellenistic literature was produced
Introduces the major writers and genres of the period
Provides information about style, meter and languages to aid readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding technical aspects of literary Greek
Distinctive in its coverage of current issues in Hellenistic criticism, including audience reception, the political and social background, and Hellenistic theories of literature
Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Maps x
Preface xi
1 History and Culture 1
1.1 The Successors 2
1.2 Macedonia and Greece 4
1.3 Seleucid Asia 8
1.4 Attalid Pergamum 12
1.5 Ptolemaic Egypt 16
2 Aesthetics and Style 26
2.1 Aesthetic Principles 29
2.2 Meter, Dialect, and Diction 36
2.3 Literature as Artefact 43
3 Authors and Genres 50
3.1 Menander 50
3.2 Callimachus 60
3.3 Apollonius of Rhodes 74
3.4 Theocritus and the Other Bucolic Poets 84
3.5 Didactic Poetry 97
3.6 Epigrams 106
3.7 Dramatic Poetry 120
3.8 Parodic and Philosophical Literature 131
3.9 Polybius 144
3.10 Technical Prose Writing 154
4 Topics in Hellenistic Literature 168
4.1 Learning and Innovation 169
4.2 Book Culture and Performance 178
4.3 Social and Political Background 188
4.4 The Critical Impulse in Literature and Art 202
4.5 Reception in Rome 213
Notes 223
Chronological Tables 228
Suggested Reading 230
Bibliography 239
Index 251
