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Study of classical antiquityHomer, the legendary Greek author of the Iliad and OdysseyCicero, the Roman statesman considered the master of Latin proseAristotle, the Greek philosopher and polymath who shaped Western science for centuriesVirgil, usually considered to be the greatest Roman poetHistoryAncientMedievalEarly medievalEarly modernRenaissanceMiddle modern 18th19th20thContemporary21stGenresOral literatureFolkloreepicsevocationfablefairy talefolk playfolksongincantationlegendmemoratemythproverburban legendOrationPerformancelyricsspoken wordstorytellingSayingProsePoetryDramaComedyLibrettoMusicalOperaPlayhistoricalmoralSatireScriptTragedyTragicomedyTheory and criticismSociologyMagazinesCompositionLanguageNarrativeComparativeCircleSocietyPost-literate SocietyPeerFeudEstateLost worklacunaWorkshopCircle ListsBooksEpicsfolk-epicsWriterspoetsMovementspoetry groupsCyclesLiterary awardspoetryLost literary worksClassics, also known as classical studies or ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity.

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