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A Hellenistic Anthology

By Neil Hopkinson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0521306965, 9780521306966
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7796590 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages
304\151
Time added
2020-09-01 17:06:21

Description

An anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries B.C., the so-called Hellenistic period. Hopkinson makes available to undergraduates a selection of texts that are not easily accessible elsewhere. The volume contains a wide and representative range of poetry, including hymns, didactic verse, pastoral poetry, epigrams, and epics. An introduction sets the poetry in its cultural and historical background, and a full commentary elucidates problems of the language and reference in the texts.

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