ABSTRACT

First published in 1934, this book covers a broad array of ancient Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek literature and covers subjects from Homer, Comedy and Poetry, to Philosophy, Science, and the Empire.

chapter I|14 pages

People and Language: Writing

chapter II|42 pages

Homer and the Ancient Epic

chapter III|23 pages

Hesiod and the Hesiodic Schools

chapter V|24 pages

Choral Lyric; Terpandros—Bakchylides

chapter VI|50 pages

Athens and the Drama

chapter VII|37 pages

Euripides and the Minor Tragedians

chapter VIII|39 pages

Comedy

chapter IX|60 pages

Classical Prose

chapter X|38 pages

Hellenistic Poetry

chapter XI|22 pages

Philosophy, Rhetoric and History

chapter XII|22 pages

Science, Scholarship, Criticism

chapter XIII|27 pages

Greek Literature in the Empire