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The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1949. Standard reference work covering Greek and Roman antiquities, biography, mythology, and geography. Beye, Charles Rowan. Ancient Greek Literature and Society. Cornell University Press, Good, standard introduction. Dihle, Albrecht. Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire: from Augustus to Justinian. London: Routledge, 1994. Large-scale scholarly study, with good bibliography. Dihle, Albrecht. A History of Greek Literature: from Homer to the Hellenistic Period. London: Routledge, 1994. Shorter, but still substantial, overview, offering more to the less-specialized reader. Dover, K. J., and others. Ancient Greek Literature. Oxford University Press, 1980. Introduction covering 200 bc to ad 200. France, Peter. Greek as a Treat: an Introduction to the Classics. London: BBC; Penguin, Lovely popular introduction. Harvey, Paul, ed. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. Oxford University Press, Standard reference work on Greek and Latin literature. Kitto, H. D. F. Greek Tragedy. London: Methuen, In-depth anaylsis of development of Greek tragedy. Murray, Gilbert. A History of Ancient Greek Literature. New York: Ungar, 1966. Classic introduction; first published 1897. Romilly, Jacqueline de. A Short History of Greek Literature. University of Chicago Press, 1985. 300-page survey, with good bibliography.
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