# A History of Roman Classical Literature

> A comprehensive survey of the great writers of ancient Rome, from Plautus and Cicero to Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, tracing the rise and flowering of Latin literature.

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## About
The literature of ancient Rome shaped the mind of the West for two thousand years, and this survey guides the reader through its whole course, from rough beginnings to golden achievement and beyond.What it's aboutThe book offers a systematic history of classical Latin literature, tracing its development from the early Republic through the Augustan age and into the Empire. It surveys the major genres and authors, the comedy of Plautus and Terence, the oratory and philosophy of Cicero, the epic of Virgil, the lyric and satire of Horace, the poetry of Ovid, Catullus, and Lucretius, and the historians, dramatists, and prose writers who filled out the Roman canon. For each it offers biographical context, an account of the works, and an estimate of their significance within the broader story.ThemesThe book charts the maturing of a national literature, its debts to Greek models, its distinctive Roman character, and its rise to the heights of the Augustan golden age. It attends to the interplay of literature with Roman history and society, and to the qualities, gravity, wit, craftsmanship, that mark the Latin achievement.Why it still mattersLatin literature is a foundation of European culture, endlessly imitated and studied, and a clear map of its terrain remains valuable to anyone approaching the classics. This survey provides the framework within which individual authors take their place.Who it's forStudents of the classics, of literature, and of ancient history will find this a useful and orienting guide. It suits readers beginning their study of Latin literature and anyone wishing to see the whole sweep of Rome's writers at a glance.

## Specifications
- author: Robert William Browne
- publisher: DotBooks
- imprint: DotBooks
- language: en
- binding: Perfect Bound
- pages: 389
- format: paperback