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# Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction

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desertcart.com: Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction: 9780199665457: Allan, William: Books

Review: Well written - Well written and interesting.
Review: Well written but selective - This is a good book but its concept of what's considered to be classical literature is a little narrow. Anything that does not fall into a specific literary genre is not worthy of being included in the canon. So you won't see anything from philosophers like Plato's Republic/Symposium/etc or Marcus Aurelius Meditations which lots of people consider as literature. Historiography is considered one of the genres but giants like Xenophon are not mentioned but far less influential Roman authors are. Novels are covered but there is no mention of Lucian's A True Story which is considered to be the first "SciFi" book of all time. I can go on with these examples for a while, but I think you get the point. Other than this the book is pretty good and always AVSI series does not disappoint.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #810,310 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #336 in Medieval Literary Criticism (Books) #673 in Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism (Books) #13,637 in Classic Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (106) |
| Dimensions  | 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.4 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0199665451 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0199665457 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Very Short Introductions |
| Print length  | 135 pages |
| Publication date  | April 15, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Oxford University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written
*by B***I on December 15, 2017*

Well written and interesting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written but selective
*by U***M on December 28, 2023*

This is a good book but its concept of what's considered to be classical literature is a little narrow. Anything that does not fall into a specific literary genre is not worthy of being included in the canon. So you won't see anything from philosophers like Plato's Republic/Symposium/etc or Marcus Aurelius Meditations which lots of people consider as literature. Historiography is considered one of the genres but giants like Xenophon are not mentioned but far less influential Roman authors are. Novels are covered but there is no mention of Lucian's A True Story which is considered to be the first "SciFi" book of all time. I can go on with these examples for a while, but I think you get the point. Other than this the book is pretty good and always AVSI series does not disappoint.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent little volume
*by T***R on April 24, 2016*

I picked this up out of curiosity, aware that it is practically impossible to cover such an enormous historical, cultural and intellectual terrain in so few pages. But I was surprised at what Allan achieved in this little book. It speaks to his cleverness -- and ability to be careful and concise -- that the book is so good. It is lucid and clear but chock-full of insights, even though space is at a premium. Just about anything he turns his attention to is illuminated. He talks intelligently about genre, authors, manuscript transmission of texts, sources and, last but not least, the content of various works: from drama to poetry to military history to epic and so on and on. Anyone interested in this subject will value this little volume a great deal.

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