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The Oxford Companion To Classical Literature

Searchable database of information found in The concise Oxford companion to classical literature which was originally published in 1993 and then reissued in 1996.

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  • "Literatura clásica"@es
  • "Companion to classical literature"@en
  • "Companion to classical literature"
  • "Classical literature"@en
  • "Classical literature"
  • "Lexikon der Antike"
  • "Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "Oxford companion to classical literature"@en
  • "Companion to Classical Literature"

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  • "Searchable database of information found in The concise Oxford companion to classical literature which was originally published in 1993 and then reissued in 1996."@en
  • "Updating the 1937 work edited by the distinguished Paul Harvey, this revision is a worthy successor. It covers classical literature from the appearance of the Greeks, around 2200 B.C, to the close of the Athenian philosophy schools in A.D. 529. It includes articles on authors, major works, historical notables, mythological figures, and topics of literary significance. Short summaries of major works, chronologies, charts and maps are special features. This is a useful reference work on Greek writers, their works, and related subjects. From Achilles's heel to the sword of Damocles, Western culture teems with allusions from the rich heritage of classical literature, and this new edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, the first updating since Sir Paul Harvey's original edition of 1937, provides the key to these works and the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that produced them. Substantially revising the first edition, this volume condenses the findings of the most recent scholarship into highly readable prose and supplies a wealth of background information not found in Harvey's Companion. Indispensable to those studying classical literature in depth, the book will be equally accessible to the non-specialist. All Greek is transliterated, with translations given for all quotations from Greek and Latin. The main focus of the Companion remains the lives and works of the principal authors. Biographical entries offer the essential facts and sift the conjectural evidence, while entries on the major works include discussions of the philosophical dialogues and political speeches and plot summaries of the epic poems and plays. The various literary forms--epic, comedy, tragedy, rhetorical writing--are covered in depth, supplemented by articles on the origins of the Greek and Latin alphabets and languages. The Companion also puts this literature into its societal and historical contexts, including many articles on political, social, and artistic achievements. We learn, for example, about the political climate that produced the great speeches of Demosthenes and Cicero. Orators, statesmen, and generals stalk the pages, and major battles and conquests from the time of Alexander to the fall of Rome are summarized. Articles on contemporary social mores and religious beliefs help explain literary references, while the glories of philosophy, science, and art are celebrated from Cynics to Stoics, astronomy to water-clocks, and flute competitions to vase painting. Helpful maps supplement geographical entries, a chronological table provides an overview of the main historical and literary events, and a systematic set of cross-references links the entries. The breadth and accuracy of this volume will surely make it the standard reference book of its kind for years to come."@en
  • "Updating the 1937 work edited by the distinguished Paul Harvey, this revision is a worthy successor. It covers classical literature from the appearance of the Greeks, around 2200 B.C, to the close of the Athenian philosophy schools in A.D. 529. It includes articles on authors, major works, historical notables, mythological figures, and topics of literary significance. Short summaries of major works, chronologies, charts and maps are special features. This is a useful reference work on Greek writers, their works, and related subjects. From Achilles's heel to the sword of Damocles, Western culture teems with allusions from the rich heritage of classical literature, and this new edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, the first updating since Sir Paul Harvey's original edition of 1937, provides the key to these works and the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that produced them. Substantially revising the first edition, this volume condenses the findings of the most recent scholarship into highly readable prose and supplies a wealth of background information not found in Harvey's Companion. Indispensable to those studying classical literature in depth, the book will be equally accessible to the non-specialist. All Greek is transliterated, with translations given for all quotations from Greek and Latin. The main focus of the Companion remains the lives and works of the principal authors. Biographical entries offer the essential facts and sift the conjectural evidence, while entries on the major works include discussions of the philosophical dialogues and political speeches and plot summaries of the epic poems and plays. The various literary forms--epic, comedy, tragedy, rhetorical writing--are covered in depth, supplemented by articles on the origins of the Greek and Latin alphabets and languages. The Companion also puts this literature into its societal and historical contexts, including many articles on political, social, and artistic achievements. We learn, for example, about the political climate that produced the great speeches of Demosthenes and Cicero. Orators, statesmen, and generals stalk the pages, and major battles and conquests from the time of Alexander to the fall of Rome are summarized. Articles on contemporary social mores and religious beliefs help explain literary references, while the glories of philosophy, science, and art are celebrated from Cynics to Stoics, astronomy to water-clocks, and flute competitions to vase painting. Helpful maps supplement geographical entries, a chronological table provides an overview of the main historical and literary events, and a systematic set of cross-references links the entries. The breadth and accuracy of this volume will surely make it the standard reference book of its kind for years to come."
  • ""The third edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is the complete and authoritative reference guide to the classical world and its literary heritage. It not only presents the reader with all the essential facts about the authors, tales, and characters from ancient myth and literature, but it also places these details in the wider contexts of the history and society of the Greek and Roman worlds. With an extensive web of cross-references and a useful chronological table and location maps (all of which have been brought fully up to date), this volume traces the development of literary forms and the classical allusions which have become embedded in our Western culture. Extensively revised and updated since the second edition was published in 1989, the Companion acknowledges changes in the focus of scholarship over the last twenty years, through the incorporation of a far larger number of thematic entries such as medicine, friendship, science, freedom (concept of), and sexuality. These topical entries provide an excellent starting point to the exploration of their subjects in classical literature; after all, for many aspects of classical society the literature we have inherited is the primary (and sometimes the only) source material. Additions and changes have been made taking into account the advice of teachers and lecturers in Classics, ensuring that current educational needs are catered for. In addition to newly covered topics, the Companion still plays to its traditional strengths, with extensive biographies of classical literary figures from Aeschylus to Zeno; entries on a multitude of literary styles from biography and rhetoric to lyric poetry and epic, encompassing everything in between; and character entries and plot summaries for the major figures and myths in the classical canon. It is the ideal guide for students in Classics, and for all who are passionate about the vast and varied literary tradition bequeathed to us from the classical world"--Publisher."@en
  • "Derived from the highly praised second edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, this is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. Including accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors, character entries and plot summaries, general entries tracing the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy, and wide coverage of the historical, political social, and artistic background of ancient works, The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is indispensable for readers of classical literature, and equally accessible to anyone wishing simply to trace an allusion or understand the inspiration behind so much of Western art. Comprehensive and completely accessible, The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature includes accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors; character entries and plot summaries; general entries tracing the development of the various literary forms; extensive coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background; and translation of all Greek and Latin words."
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  • "Gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works. Includes general entries that trace the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy. Provides wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background."@en
  • "Articles in alphabetical arrangement explaining various elements of classical literature."@en
  • "Searchable database of information found in The concise Oxford companion to classical literature which was originally published in 1993."@en
  • "Provides a guide to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, discussing the lives and works of the principal authors and placing them within the societal and political context of the day."@en
  • "A comprehensive and illustrating guide to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome largely upon the lives and works of the principal authors and places them within societal and political context of the day."@en
  • "Derived from the highly praised second edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, this is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. Including accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors, character entries and plot summaries, general entries tracing the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy, and wide coverage of the historical, political social, and artistic background of ancient works, The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is indispensable for readers of classical literature, and equally accessible to anyone wishing simply to trace an allusion or understand the inspiration behind so much of Western art."@en
  • "This book is ideal both for students and anyone interested in the classical world. It gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works. General entries trace the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy."
  • "Searchable database of information found in The concise Oxford companion to classical literature which was originally published in 1993 and then reissued in 1996."

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  • "Classical literature"@en
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  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
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  • "Naslagwerken (vorm)"
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  • "Diccionaris electrònics"
  • "Literatura grecka"
  • "Diccionaris"
  • "Literatura łacińska"
  • "Online-Publikation"
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  • "Wörterbuch"
  • "Dictionaries"@es
  • "Dictionaries"@en
  • "Dictionaries"
  • "Llibres electrònics"
  • "Woordenboek. Repertorium"
  • "Dictionnaires"
  • "Wörterbuch (Fachlexikon)"
  • "Electronic reference sources"@en
  • "Classical dictionaries"@en
  • "Databases"
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  • "The Oxford Companion to classical literature"
  • "The Oxford Companion To Classical Literature"@en
  • "Reclams Lexikon der Antike"
  • "The Oxford companion to Classical Literatura"
  • "Oxford companion to classical literature"@en
  • "Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "Oxford companion to classical literature"@es
  • "Encheiridio klasikōn spoudōn = The Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "The concise Oxford companion to classical literature"@en
  • "The concise Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "The concise Oxford companion to classical literature"@es
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature. [Reprinted with corrections]"
  • "Diccionario de la literatura clásica / Antonio Guzmán Guerra ; tr. Carmen Ma. Avila ... [et al.]"@es
  • "The Oxford companion of classical literature"
  • "Dizionario delle letterature classiche"@it
  • "Dizionario delle letterature classiche"
  • "The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature"
  • "The oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "Diccionario de la Literatura clásica"
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature ; compiled and ed"
  • "˜Theœ Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature. Comp., (pref.), ed. by Paul Harvey. (Repr., corr.)"
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature, compiled and edited by Sir Paul Harvey"
  • "The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature"
  • "The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature"@en
  • "The Oxford companion to Classical Literature"
  • "Diccionario de la literatura clásica"
  • "Diccionario de la literatura clásica"@es
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature : compiled and edited by Sir Paul Harvey"
  • "Diccionario abreviado de la literatura clásica"@es
  • "Diccionario abreviado de la literatura clásica"
  • "The Oxford companion to the classical literature"
  • "The Concise Oxford companion to classical literature"@en
  • "The Concise Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature"@it
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature"
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature"@en
  • "The Oxford companion to classical literature. Compiled and edited by Sir Paul Harvey. (Reprinted with corrections.)"@en

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