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 Greeksincluding 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.