Book contents
- Writing Literary History in the Greek and Roman World
- Writing Literary History in the Greek and Roman World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Between Literature and Scholarship
- Part II Lives and Afterlives
- Part III Narratives of Change
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- An Impossible Ending?
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Index of Subjects
An Impossible Ending?
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2024
Book contents
- Writing Literary History in the Greek and Roman World
- Writing Literary History in the Greek and Roman World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Between Literature and Scholarship
- Part II Lives and Afterlives
- Part III Narratives of Change
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- An Impossible Ending?
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Index of Subjects
Summary
This envoi looks at the impossible necessity of literary history. It explores the term ‘literary’, marking how it both opens ancient writing to scrutiny and obscures significant sets of connections or ideas, and it questions how narratives of the history of literature are always unfinished, partial and ideologically laden. It discusses the place of literary history within the field of classics.
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- Writing Literary History in the Greek and Roman World , pp. 327 - 342Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024