A Companion to Latin Literature

by Stephen J. Harrison (Editor)

A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.

Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes.

Covers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to Augustine, including Lucretius, Cicero, Catullus, Livy, Vergil, Seneca, and Apuleius.

Includes invaluable reference material - dictionary entries on authors, chronological chart of political and literary history, and an annotated bibliography.

Serves as both a discursive literary history and a general reference book

Genres: Classics

480 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2004

About the author

Stephen Harrison (born 31 October 1960) is a British classicist and Professor of Latin Literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He specialises in the poetry of Virgil and Horace, the Roman novel and the reception of classical literature.

Also publishes as "S.J. Harrison".

Reviews

[Linniegayl · Rating 4 out of 5]

In general i'm not fond of edited volumes with different authors for each chapter. The quality of the chapters can vary so much! As is typical, I found some of the chapters in this book informative, while others were less so. Overall, this is a good reference volume on Latin Literature, with chapters on the different time periods, different types of literature, and various themes in literature. I'm sure I will go back to some of the hapters in the future. I didn't read the chapters sequentially, but jumped around over the course of the semester as I needed more information about various topics.

[Stefanos · Rating 4 out of 5]

A more than decent introduction to the basics of the field. I used it to quickly refresh my memory on topics I have for too long abandoned, and it actually sparked and rekindled my interest in a genre that, let's be fair, comprises some of the masterpieces of global literature.