A comprehensive and illuminating guide to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome largely upon the lives and works of the principal authors and places them within societal and political context of the day

Product Description: This new Supplement to "Brill s New Pauly" gives an overview of the reception and influence of ancient literary works on the literature, art and music from antiquity to the present. Ordered by the names of around 90 authors, detailed and clearly-structured encyclopedic articles discuss the post-classical reception history and interpretation by historical period of the most important works from ancient Greece and Rome...read more

Identifies characters in Greek and Roman mythology, and offers brief articles about the government, agriculture, philosophy, festivals, education, clothing, houses, religion, and history of the period

A Dictionary of Classical Reference comprises a guide to classical names and references in English poetry from Chaucer to the twentieth century. Overeighty poets are covered, and all classical references in their works, with only minor exceptions, are included. The Dictionary is in two parts, the first of which consists of entries by character or event, defining the classical myths or stories attached to the subject in question and giving the original source followed by a list of the references in English poetry. The second part of the book is a reverse index, arranged by poet and works. It is therefore possible to study both the use of, for example, a particular myth in English poetry as a whole, or a particular poet's choice of classicalmaterial. The dictionary is particularly welcome at a time when the classical authors are no longer a part of the range of knowledge of most readers. (view table of contents)

Product Description: From Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace) to Zeus (chief god of the Greeks), this authoritative handbook covers all the major aspects of Greek and Roman literature, mythology, and civilization. It features over 950 entries on ancient writers, philosophers, and historians like Homer, Vergil, and Plato; famous as well as lesser-known writings like The Iliad, The Aeneid, and The Bacchae; chief gods and characters of mythology like Aphrodite, Apollo, and Narcissus; important terms and genres like poetic meter, tragedy, and satire; and other topics necessary to understanding the often complicated literature...read more

Identifies mythological characters, statesmen, historians, poets, and philosophers, describes important classical works, and includes information on the history of the period

Offers brief profiles of poets, philosophers, historians, novelists, theologians, critics, and scientists writing in Greek or Latin between the time of Homer and the Middle Ages