Ancient Greek literary letters : selections in translation / / Patricia A. Rosenmeyer.
The first reference to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the b...
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| Superior document: | Routledge Classical Translations |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge Classical Translations
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The first reference to letter writing occurs in the first text of western literature, Homer's Iliad. From the very beginning, Greeks were enthusiastic letter writers, and letter writing became a distinct literary genre. Letters were included in the works of historians but they also formed the basis of works of fiction, and the formal substructure for many kinds of poem. Patricia Rosenmeyer, an authority on the history of the Greek letter, assembles in this book a representative selection of such 'literary letters', from Aelian and Alciphron to Philostrartus and the supposed letters |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1134451059 1280562846 9786610562848 0203964780 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Patricia A. Rosenmeyer. |