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Review
This is a fresh, original reading by a refined connoisseur of Roman literature.
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Synopsis
How the Romans came to have a literature, how that literature reflected native and foreign impulses, and how it formed a legacy for subsequent generations have become central questions in the cultural history of the Republic. Constructing Literature in the Roman Republic examines the problem of Rome's literary development.
Synopsis
This 2006 book examines the problem of Rome's literary development.
About the Author
Sander M. Goldberg is professor of classics at the University of California, Los Angeles. The author of The Making of Meander's Comedy, Understanding Terence, and Epic in Republican Rome, he has held fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Fulbright-Hays Commission.
Table of Contents
1. The Muse arrives; 2. Becoming literature; 3. Comedy at work; 4. Dido's furies; 5. Enter satire; 6. Roman helicon.