Greek Poetry of the Imperial Period

Greek Poetry of the Imperial Period
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 0521423139
ISBN-13 : 9780521423137
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Book Synopsis Greek Poetry of the Imperial Period by : Neil Hopkinson

Download or read book Greek Poetry of the Imperial Period written by Neil Hopkinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-09-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a selection of pagan Greek poetic texts ranging in date from the first to the sixth century AD. It makes easily accessible for the first time work by poets such as Quintus Smyrnaeus, Nonnus, Musaeus and Babrius hitherto neglected in Classical syllabuses. Genres represented include epic, epyllion, didactic, epigram, lyric and the verse fable. There is a brief general introduction, and in addition each section of detailed commentary is prefaced by a discussion of literary aspects of the poems and of their wider contexts. The book is intended primarily for undergraduate and graduate students of Greek, but will be of interest also to Classical scholars.


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