Jenkyns, Richard,   1949- <br/><br/>
Classical literature /  
Richard Jenkyns. 
 - xi, 331 p. ;  18 cm 
<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Homer<br/>2. Archaic Greece<br/>3. The rise of tragedy and history<br/>4. The later fifth century<br/>5. The fourth century<br/>6. The Hellenistic age<br/>7. The Roman Republic<br/>8. Virgil<br/>9. The Augustan age<br/>10. After the Augustans<br/>11. Two novels<br/>12. Epilogue 
<br/><br/> In short, engaging chapters, Richard Jenkyns illuminates the most enduring and influential works of the classical world, from the Homeric epics to the golden age of Latin poetry, and explores their unparalleled and continuing influence on Western literature 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780141977355 (paperback) 0141977353 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Classical literature.<br/>Literatura clásica <br/>Classical literature--History and criticism.<br/>Literatura clásica --Historia y crítica 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PA 3001  / J53c 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>880.09