Edited by Margaret Howatson and Ian Chilvers
Derived from the highly praised Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, this is the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. It gives accounts of the lives of many classical authors and character entries and plot summaries for their works.
General entries trace the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy. There is also wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background.
The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is indispensable to the student of classical literature, and equally accessible to those wishing simply to trace an allusion or understand the inspiration behind so much of Western art and letters.
Margaret Howatson is a Fellow and Tutor in Classics at St Anne's College, Oxford. She is the editor of the second edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature.
Ian Chilvers is a freelance writer and editor. He is the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Art
