Ancient Greek literary letters selections in translation
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge
2006.
2006. |
| Series: | Routledge classical translations.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433690606719 |
| 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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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134451050 9781280562846 9786610562848 9780203964781 |
| Access: | Open access |
