Ancient Greek Literary Letters

Selections in Translation

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Greece, Civilization
Cover of the book Ancient Greek Literary Letters by Patricia A. Rosenmeyer, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Patricia A. Rosenmeyer ISBN: 9781134451043
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 27, 2006
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Patricia A. Rosenmeyer
ISBN: 9781134451043
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 27, 2006
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The first referenece 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 of Themistocles.

The book will be valuable for all students of Greek literature especially those studying Greek (and Latin) letter.

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The first referenece 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 of Themistocles.

The book will be valuable for all students of Greek literature especially those studying Greek (and Latin) letter.

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