Greek Literature and the Roman Empire uses up-to-date literary and cultural theory to make a major and original contribution to the appreciation of Greek literature written under the Roman Empire during the second century CE (the so-called 'Second Sophistic'). This literature should not be dismissed as unoriginal and mediocre. Rather, its central preoccupations, especially mime...(展开全部)

The politics of literature is not the same as the politics of writers and their commitments, nor does it concern the way writers represent social structures or political struggles. The expression 'politics of literature' assumes that there is a specific connection between politics as a form of collective practice and literature as a historically determined regime of the art of ...(展开全部)

The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200 - 118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted b...(展开全部)

吉尔伯特·海厄特（Gilbert Highet，1906—1978年），苏格兰裔美国古典学家、评论家、文学史家。1938年任哥伦比亚大学拉丁语和希腊语系主任，1950年任拉丁语言与文学安东讲座教授（Anthon Professor）。海厄特一生致力于古典文化的教学与研究，主要著作有《荷马概论》（An Outline of Homer,1935年）、《古典传统》（The Classical Tradition,1949年）、《教学的艺术》（The Art of Teaching,1950年）、《讽刺文学的解剖》（The Anatomy of Satire,1962年）。 王晨，毕业于上海交通大学，译作有《黑死病》、《骑士之爱与游吟诗人》、《论欧洲》、《拷问法国大革命》等。

吉尔伯特·海厄特（Gilbert Highet，1906—1978年），苏格兰裔美国古典学家、评论家、文学史家。1938年任哥伦比亚大学拉丁语和希腊语系主任，1950年任拉丁语言与文学安东讲座教授（Anthon Professor）。海厄特一生致力于古典文化的教学与研究，主要著作有《荷马概论》（An Outline of Homer,1935年）、《古典传统》（The Classical Tradition,1949年）、《教学的艺术》（The Art of Teaching,1950年）、《讽刺文学的解剖》（The Anatomy of Satire,1962年）。 王晨，毕业于上海交通大学，译作有《黑死病》、《骑士之爱与游吟诗人》、《论欧洲》、《拷问法国大革命》等。

Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet's seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines <"the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America.>" Wit...(展开全部)

Originally published in 1949, Gilbert Highet's seminal The Classical Tradition is a herculean feat of comparative literature and a landmark publication in the history of classical reception. As Highet states in the opening lines of his Preface, this book outlines <"the chief ways in which Greek and Latin influence has moulded the literatures of western Europe and America.>" Wit...(展开全部)

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader throu...(展开全部)

Beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order, this volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of Rome ever to be published in English. Its international team of distinguished scholars includes historians of law, politics, culture and religion, as well as philosophers. The volume will long remain an...(展开全部)

Beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order, this volume is the first general and comprehensive treatment of Rome ever to be published in English. Its international team of distinguished scholars includes historians of law, politics, culture and religion, as well as philosophers. The volume will long remain an...(展开全部)