Beyond Greek : the beginnings of Latin Literature / Denis Feeney.
Beyond Greek : the beginnings of Latin Literature / Denis Feeney.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1879
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English
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xii, 377 pages ; 25 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Translation: Languages, scripts, texts -- The Roman translation project -- The Interface between Latin and Greek -- Middle grounds, zones of contact -- A stage for an imperial power -- A literature in the Latin language -- The impact and reach of the new literature -- Acts of comparison -- Conclusio...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, 2016.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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We take the existence of a literature in the Latin language for granted, but the emergence of this literature is a very strange moment in history. Latin literature should probably not have come into being in the form it took. This book explores the opening phase of Latin literature, from 240 to 140 BCE. The period begins with the first stage produc...
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Beyond Greek : the beginnings of Latin Literature / Denis Feeney.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-368) and index.
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G 2016/1879
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74VKVpEMXlmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpEMXlmb
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0674055233
9780674055230
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870.9/001
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991023986718302626
