11 Facts About Greek literature

1.

Ancient Greek literature was written in an Ancient Greek dialect, literature ranges from the oldest surviving written works until works from approximately the fifth century AD.

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Preclassical Greek literature primarily revolved around myths and include the works of Homer; the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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3.

Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in Ancient Greek dialects.

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4.

The Greek literature language arose from the proto-Indo-European language; roughly two-thirds of its words can be derived from various reconstructions of the tongue.

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5.

All ancient Greek literature was to some degree oral in nature, and the earliest literature was completely so.

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6.

At the beginning of Greek literature stand the works of Homer; the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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7.

Greek literature's two surviving works are Works and Days and Theogony.

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8.

Greek literature poetry flourished with significant contributions from Theocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes.

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9.

Byzantine literature refers to literature of the Byzantine Empire written in Atticizing, Medieval and early Modern Greek.

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10.

Byzantine literature possesses four primary cultural elements: Greek, Christian, Roman, and Oriental.

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11.

Today, Modern Greek Literature participates in the global literary community.

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