The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
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The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is a book in the series
of Oxford Companions
produced by Oxford University Press
. It is compiled and edited by Sir Paul Harvey, Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford and lecturer in Classical Languages at the University of Oxford
.
The book provides an alphabetically arranged reference to classical
literature
. The second edition was published in 1989.
ISBN 0-19-866121-5.
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of Oxford Companions
Oxford Companions
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produced by Oxford University Press
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. It is compiled and edited by Sir Paul Harvey, Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford and lecturer in Classical Languages at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
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The book provides an alphabetically arranged reference to classical
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
. The second edition was published in 1989.
ISBN 0-19-866121-5.