<i>A Companion to Latin Literature</i> gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. <br><ul><br><li>Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes <br><li>Covers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to Augustine, including Lucretius, Cicero, Catullus, Livy, Vergil, Seneca, and Apuleius <br><li>Includes invaluable reference material – dictionary entries on authors, chronological chart of political and literary history, and an annotated bibliography <br><li>Serves as both a discursive literary history and a general reference book</li></ul>