Life and literature in the Roman republic /

Frank, Tenney, 1876-1939.,

Life and literature in the Roman republic / [print] Tenney Frank. - Berkeley, California : University of California Press, (c)1971. - 250 pages ; 19 cm.

"Originally published as volume seven of the Sather Classical Lectures".

Introduction: social forces -- Early tragedy and epic -- Greek comedy on the Roman stage -- Terence and his successors -- The prose of the Roman statesmen -- Republican historiography and Livy -- Cicero's response to experience -- Lucretius and his readers.

Emphasis on how the writers of the period responded to their environment.



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Latin literature--History and criticism.

PA6011.F828.L544 1971