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Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0521035260, 9780521035262
Open Library ID
OL7715151M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6359868 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
220\220
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book focuses on the hymns, mimes and erotic poems of the Greek poet Theocritus, and examines how Theocritus uses the traditions of earlier Greek poetry to recreate past forms in a way that exploits the new conditions under which poetry was written in the third century BC. Recent papyri have greatly increased our understanding of how Theocritus read archaic poetry, and these new discoveries are fully drawn on in a set of readings that will change the way we look at Hellenistic poetry.

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