Greek Literature in the Roman Period and in Late Antiquity Greek Literature

Edited with an introduction by an internationally recognized scholar, this nine-volume set represents the most exhaustive collection of essential critical writings in the field, from studies of the classic works to the history of their reception. Bringing together the articles that have shaped modern classical studies, the set covers Greek literature in all its genres--including history, poetry, prose, oratory, and philosophy--from the 6th century BC through the Byzantine era. Since the study of Greek literature encompasses the roots of all major modern humanities disciplines, the collection also includes seminal articles exploring the Greek influence on their development. Each volume concludes with a list of recommendations for further reading. This collection is an important resource for students and scholars of comparative literature, English, history, philosophy, theater, and rhetoric as well as the classics.

Barchiesi, A. Simonides and Horace on the Death of Achilles. Arethusa 29 (1996). Barnes, J. Roman Aristotle. In J. Barnes and M. Griffin, eds., Philosophia Togata II (Oxford, 1997). Billault, A. The Rhetoric of a 'Divine Man': Apollonius of Tyana as Critic of Oratory and as Orator according to Philostratus. Philosophy and Rhetoric 26 (1993). Brink, C.O., and Walbank, F.W. The Construction of the Sixth Book of Polybius. Classical Quarterly 4 (1954). Feeney, D.C. Criticism Ancient and Modern. In D.C. Innes et al., eds., Ethics and Rhetoric (Oxford, 1995). Hoek, Annewies van den. The Concept of sôma tôn graphôn in Alexandrian Theology. Studia Patristica 19 (1989). Jones, C.P. Greek Drama in the Roman Empire. In R. Scodel, ed., Theater and Society in the Classical World (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press). Levine, D.B. Hubris in Josephus' Jewish Antiquities 1-4. Hebrew Union College Annual 64 (1993). Miller, P.A. Sappho 31 and Catullus 51: The Dialogism of Lyric. Arethusa 26 (1993). Mittelstadt, M.C. Longus' Daphnis and Chloe and Roman Narrative Painting. Latomus 26 (1967). Morgan, J.R. The AITHIOPIKA of Heliodorus: narrative as riddle. In J.R. Morgan and R. Stoneman, eds., Greek Fiction. The Greek Novel in Context (London/New York, 1994). Nimis, S. Memory and Description in the Ancient Novel. Arethusa 31 (1998). Nock, A.D. The Lyra [CHECK?] of Orpheus. Classical Review 41 (1927). Nock, A.D. Varro and Orpheus. Classical Review 43 (1929). Reardon, B.P. Muthos ou logos [IN GREEK?]: Longus's Lesbian pastorals. In J. Tatum, ed., The Search for the Ancient Novel (Baltimore/London: John Hopkins University Press, 1994). Russell, D.A. Longinus Revisited. Mnemosyne 34 (1981). Stephens, S.A. Who Read Ancient Novels? In J. Tatum, ed., The Search for the Ancient Novel (Baltimore/London, 1994). Striker, G. Cicero and Greek Philosophy. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 97 (1995). Takács, S.A. Hypatia's Murder--The Sacrifice of a Virgin and Its Implications. In K.B. Free, ed., The Formulation of Christianity by Conflict through the Ages (Lewiston/Queenston/Lampeter, 1995). Thomas, R.F. Genre through Intertextuality: Theocritus to Virgil and Propertius. In A. Harder, R.F. Regtuit, C.G. Wakker, eds., Theocritus: Hellenistica Groningana II (Groningen, 1998). Winkler, J.J. Lollianus and the Desperadoes. Journal of Hellenic Studies 100 (1980). Wisse, J. Greeks, Romans, and the Rise of Atticism. In J.G.J. Abbenes et al., eds., Greek Literary Theory after Aristotle (Amsterdam, 1995). List of Recommended Readings

Gregory Nagy is Professor of Classics at Harvard University and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He has written and edited numerous books on Greek literature, including Homeric Questions, The Everyman's Library The Iliad, Greek Mythology and Poetics, and Poetry as Performance.