This authoritative history of Latin literature offers a comprehensive survey of the thousand-year period from the origins of Latin as a written language to the early Middle Ages. At once a reference work, a bibliographic guide, a literary study, and a reader's handbook, "Latin Literature: A History" is the first work of its kind to appear in English in nearly four decades. From the first examples of written Latin through Gregory of Tours in the sixth century and the Venerable Bede in the seventh, "Latin Literature" offers a wide-ranging panorama of all major Latin authors. Including names, dates, edition citations, and detailed summaries, the work combines the virtues of an encyclopedia with the critical intelligence readers have come to expect from Italy's leading Latinist, Gian Biagio Conte.
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This authoritative history of Latin literature offers a comprehensive survey of the thousand-year period from the origins of Latin as a written language to the early Middle Ages. At once a reference work, a bibliographic guide, a literary study, and a reader's handbook, "Latin Literature: A History" is the first work of its kind to appear in English in nearly four decades. From the first examples of written Latin through Gregory of Tours in the sixth century and the Venerable Bede in the seventh, "Latin Literature" offers a wide-ranging panorama of all major Latin authors. Including names, dates, edition citations, and detailed summaries, the work combines the virtues of an encyclopedia with the critical intelligence readers have come to expect from Italy's leading Latinist, Gian Biagio Conte.
Imprint | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2000 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | November 1999 |
Authors | Gian Biagio Conte |
Translators | Joseph Solodow |
Revised by | Don P. Fowler, Glen W. Most |
Dimensions | 254 x 175 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 864 |
Edition | 2 New Ed Of Rev Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-6253-3 |
Barcode | 9780801862533 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
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LSN | 0-8018-6253-1 |