{"product_id":"9781118782903","title":"A Companion to Hellenistic Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Hellenistic Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames J. Clauss | Martine Cuypers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOffering unparalleled scope, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Hellenistic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e in 30 newly commissioned essays explores the social and intellectual contexts of literature production in the Hellenistic period, and examines the relationship between Hellenistic and earlier literature.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a wide ranging critical examination of Hellenistic literature, including the works of well-respected poets alongside lesser-known historical, philosophical, and scientific prose of the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how the indigenous literatures of Hellenized lands influenced Greek literature and how Greek literature influenced Jewish, Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Roman literary works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames J. Clauss\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of Washington. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Argonauts: The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius' Argonautica\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMedea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art\u003c\/i\u003e (with S. I. Johnston, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartine Cuypers\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Greek at Trinity College Dublin. She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBeginning from Apollo: Studies in Apollonius and the Argonautic Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (with M. A. Harder, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2014\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\u003e9781118782903\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\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380406972556,"sku":"9781118782903","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118782903.jpg?v=1780115609","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118782903","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}