Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Language 1
5. 2. Winged Words 11
6. 3. The Heroic World 34
7. 4. Literature of the Archaic Period 53
8. 5. Athens in the Fifth Century 97
9. 6. Tragedy 126
10. 7. Comedy 173
11. 8. The Beginnings of Prose 198
12. 9. Alexandria: The New Athens 251
13. Further Reading 287
14. Appendix: Important Dates in History and Literature 323
15. Index 329