A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive
introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced
in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning
from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine
Empire.
* Features contributions from a wide range of established experts
and emerging scholars of Greek literature
* Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary
forms produced by the ancient Greeks--including epic and lyric
poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel,
and technical literature
* Includes readings that address the production and transmission
of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and
much more
* Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative
ways
