Stephen Harrison is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Oxford University and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His recent publications include Apuleius: A Latin Sophist (2000), Apuleius: Rhetorical Works (ed. 2001) and Texts, Ideas and the Classics (ed. 2001).

List of Figures.

Chronological table.

Notes on Contributors.

Preface.

Reference Works: Abbreviations.

Introduction: Constructing Latin Literature: Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford).

Part I: Periods:.

1. The Early Republic: the Beginnings to 90 BC: Sander M. Goldberg (University of California, Los Angeles).

2. The Late Republican/Triumviral period: 90-40 BC: D. S. Levene (New York University).

3. The Augustan Period: 40 BC-AD 14: Joseph Farrell (University of Pennsylvania).

4. The Early Empire: AD 14-68: Roland Mayer (University of London).

5. The High Empire: AD 69-200: Bruce Gibson (University of Liverpool).

Part II: Genres:.

6. Narrative Epic: Philip Hardie (University of Cambridge).

7. Didactic Epic: Monica Gale (Trinity College, Dublin).

8. Roman Tragedy: Elaine Fantham (Princeton University).

9. Comedy, Atellane Farce and Mime: Costas Panayotakis (University of Glasgow).

10. Pastoral: Stephen Heyworth (University of Oxford).

11. Love Elegy: Roy Gibson (University of Manchester).

12. Satire: Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford).

13. Lyric and Iambic: Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford).

14. Epigram: Lindsay C. Watson (University of Sydney).

15. The Novel: Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford).

16. Dialogues and Treatises: J. G. F. Powell (Royal Holloway, University of London).

17. Historiography and Biography: Christina Shuttleworth Kraus (Yale University).

18. Oratory: D. H. Berry (University of Edinburgh).

19. Epistemology: Catherine Edwards (Birkbeck College, University of London).

Part III: Themes:.

20. Decline and Nostalgia: Stephen Harrison (University of Oxford).

21. Art and Text: Ja[ Elsner (University of Oxford).

22. The Passions: Robert A. Kaster (Princeton University).

23. Sex and Gender: A. M. Keith (University of Toronto).

24. Friendship and Patronage: David Konstan (Brown University).

25. Romans and Others: Yasmin Syed (Stanford University).

26. Marriage and Family: Susan Treggiari (Stanford University).

27. Slavery and Class: Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California).

28. Centre and Periphery: Alessandro Barchiesi (University of Siena, Arezzo).

Bibliography.

Index