Ancient greek literary letters: selections in translation (routledge classical translations)

Arranged Chronologically, With Introductory Sections For Each Time Period, This Book Studies A Wide Range Of Writers, Genres And Literary Levels And Suggests That There Is More To A Letter Than Just The Information It Communicates. Epistolary Context Is Just As Important As Content, As Will Be Rediscovered By Ovid, Richardson, Laclos, And A Whole Host Of Later European Writers. Patricia A. Rosenmeyer Has Chosen A Highly Entertaining Selection, Which Includes Translation Of Previously Inaccessible Or Untranslated Works, And Deftly Opens Up A Neglected Area Of Study To Provide An Enjoyable And Significant Survey For Students Of Greek Epistolography.–book Jacket. Classical Greek Literary Letters : The Texts. Euripides ; Herodotus ; Thucydides ; Xenophon — Hellenistic Literary Letters : The Texts. Antiphanes ; The Greek Anthology : Rufinus And Philodemus ; Anacreontea — Letters And Prose Fictions Of The Second Sophistic : The Texts. Lucian ; Phlegon Of Tralleis ; Chariton ; Achilles Tatius ; The Story Of Apollonius King Of Tyre — The Epistolary Novella : The Texts. The Letters Of Themistocles ; Chion Of Heraclea — Pseudo-historical Letter Of Collections Of The Second Sophistic : The Texts. Aeschines ; Anacharsis ; Apollonius ; Demosthenes ; Diogenes ; Hippocrates And Democritus ; Isocrates ; Plato ; Socrates And The Socratics ; Letters Of The Seven Sages : Solon And Thales — Invented Correspondences, Imaginary Voices : The Texts. Aelian ; Alciphron ; Philostratus. Patricia A. Rosenmeyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 161-164) And Index.