{"product_id":"9780631233220","title":"A Guide to Hellenistic Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Guides to Classical Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Guide to Hellenistic Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKathryn Gutzwiller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA guide to the literature of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides overviews of the social, political, intellectual and literary historical contexts in which Hellenistic literature was produced\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the major writers and genres of the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides information about style, meter and languages to aid readers with no prior knowledge of the language in understanding technical aspects of literary Greek\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistinctive in its coverage of current issues in Hellenistic criticism, including audience reception, the political and social background, and Hellenistic theories of literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKathryn Gutzwiller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati. Her recent publications include \u003ci\u003ePoetic Garlands: Hellenistic Epigrams in Context\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe New Posidippus: A Hellenistic Poetry Book\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2005). She is the winner of the American Philological Association’s Goodwin Award of Merit and has twice won the Gildersleeve Prize for the best article in the American Journal of Philology.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 May 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631233220\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312284758156,"sku":"9780631233220","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631233220_858be0d6-89fe-4c94-9754-c5e32b117545.jpg?v=1780154732","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631233220","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}