Mary Ellen Snodgrass - Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes)

Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes) — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work

Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes)" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.

Light

Font size:

↓

↑

Georgia Tahoma Arial Verdana

Reset

Interval:

↓

↑

Bookmark:

Make

1234567...143

---

title	:	Greek Classics : Notes
author	:	Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.
publisher	:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US)
isbn10 | asin	:
print isbn13	:	9780822005667
ebook isbn13	:	9780764517853
language	:	English
subject	Greek literature, Classical literature.
publication date	:	1988
lcc	:	PA3060.S6 1988eb
ddc	:	880.9
subject	:	Greek literature, Classical literature.

Page 1 Greek Classics Notes SUMMARIES AND CONCISE COMMENTARIES ABOUT THE MAJOR WORKS OF CLASSIC GREEK WRITERS, INCLUDING Homer Hesiod Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Aristophanes Menander Lysias Demosthenes Aesop Sappho Pindar Herodotus Thucydides Plato Aristotle and others Mary Ellen Snodgrass, M.A. University of North Carolina

Page 2 Editor Gary Carey, M.A. University of Colorado Consulting Editor James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Ellen Snodgrass earned her B.A. in British and classical literature from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, her M.A. in English from Appalachian State University, and certification in gifted education from Lenoir-Rhyne College. A member of the American Classical League, Virgilian Society, Phi Beta Kappa, AFT, NCTE, and IRA, she taught English and Latin at Hickory High School for twenty years and has served as chairman of the English department, coordinator of language arts for the Hickory City Schools, reader for the North Carolina Textbook Commission, and writer, editor, and consultant for major textbook publishers. Her published works include Cliffs Teaching Portfolios as well as articles for Islands magazine, the Presbyterian Center, ERIC, and other professional groups. She was contributing editor of The Short Story and You (National Textbook) and The Great American English Handbook (Perma-Bound). ISBN 0-8220-0566-2 Copyright 1988 by Cliffs Notes, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. The Cliffs Notes logo, the names "Cliffs" and "Cliffs Notes," and the black and yellow diagonal-stripe cover design are all registered trademarks belonging to Cliffs Notes, Inc., and may not be used in whole or in part without written permission. Cliffs Notes, Inc. Lincoln, Nebraska

Page 3 CONTENTS Introduction 9 Greek Epic Poetry Homer 13 Homer and the Epic 17 The Iliad 19 The Odyssey 47 Hesoid 71 Works and Days 75 Theogony 77 Minor Works 78 Greek Drama Origins 81 The Theater 85 Costumes 87 Acting 88 The Chorus 89 Plot 90 Structure 91

Page 4 Greek Tragedy Aeschylus 95

Next page

1234567...143

Light

Font size:

↓

↑

Georgia Tahoma Arial Verdana

Reset

Interval:

↓

↑

Bookmark:

Make

Similar books «Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes)»

Look at similar books to Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes). We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.

Mary Lefkowitz

The Greek Histories: The Sweeping History of Ancient Greece as Told by Its First Chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch

Neil Matt Hamilton

Greek Mythology: Fascinating Myths and Stories of Greek Gods, Heroes and Monsters

Stephen Colvin

A Brief History of Ancient Greek

Reisman

Critical Survey of Poetry: Greek Poets

David Sansone

Ancient Greek Civilization

Anthony Kaldellis

Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians: Texts in Translation with Introductions and Notes

Anthony Preus

Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy

misc. authors

Ancient Greek Philosophers

Jon D. Mikalson

Ancient Greek Religion

Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Melvilles Billy Budd & Typee (Cliffs Notes)

Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Brontëa Jane Eyre: Cliffs notes

Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Roman Classics (Cliffs Notes)

Discussion, reviews of the book Greek Classics (Cliffs Notes) and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.