A History of Roman Literature (2 vols.) : : From Livius Andronicus to Boethius with special regard to its influence on world literature / / M. von Albrecht.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 165
• VerfasserIn: von, Albrecht, M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; 165.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Michael von Albrecht's A History of Roman Literature, originally published in German, can rightly be seen as the long awaited counterpart to Albin Lesky's Geschichte der Griechischen Literatur. In what will probably be the last survey made by a single scholar the whole of Latin literature from Livius Andronicus up to Boethius comes to the fore. 'Literature' is taken here in its broad, antique sense, and therefore also includes e.g. rhetoric, philosophy and history. Special attention has been given to the influence of Latin literature on subsequent centuries down to our own days. Extensive indices give access to this monument of learning. The introductions in Von Albrecht's texts, together with the large bibliographies make further study both more fruitful and easy.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Michael Von Albrecht -- Introduction Literature and Literary History / Michael Von Albrecht -- Historical Background / Michael Von Albrecht -- Conditions of the Rise of Literature / Michael Von Albrecht -- Latin and Greek Literature: Tradition and Renewal / Michael Von Albrecht -- Individual and Genre / Michael Von Albrecht -- Dialogue with the Reader and Literary Technique / Michael Von Albrecht -- Language and Style / Michael Von Albrecht -- Ideas I: Conquest of an Intellectual World Poetry, Thought, and Teaching / Michael Von Albrecht -- Ideas II: Old Roman Mentali1y Versus Modern Ideas / Michael Von Albrecht -- Before Literature / Michael Von Albrecht -- Survey of the Literature of the Repubucan Period / Michael Von Albrecht -- Poetry / Michael Von Albrecht -- Prose / Michael Von Albrecht -- Survey of Uterature of the August an Period / Michael Von Albrecht -- Poetry / Michael Von Albrecht -- Prose / Michael Von Albrecht -- Survey of the Uterature of Early Empire / Michael Von Albrecht -- Poetry / Michael Von Albrecht -- Prose / Michael Von Albrecht -- Survey of the Literature of Middle and Late Empire / Michael Von Albrecht -- Poetry / Michael Von Albrecht -- Prose / Michael Von Albrecht -- The Transmission of Roman Literature / Michael Von Albrecht -- Periodicals and Standard Works / Michael Von Albrecht -- Index / Michael Von Albrecht -- Chronological Table / Michael Von Albrecht -- Supplements to Mnemosyne.