Studies in Greek Elegy and Iambus

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Preface Abbreviations I. Elegy II. Iambus III. On the History of the Theognidean Sylloge The origin of the second book Triple origin of the sylloge The symbiosis of the three anthologies The stages of development The editor's task Excursus. Erasures in A: an unsolved crime IV. The Life and Times of Theognis V. Mimnermus 'Smyrnaeus, s. vii pars post.' The nature of Mimnermus' poetry Nanno VI. Language and Metre Phonology Vowels Consonants Morphology and Syntax Nouns and Adjectives Comparison of Adjectives Numerals Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Verbs Tmesis Periphrastic constructions Use of the perfect Word formation Word Order Metre Prosody, miscellaneous VII. Commentary on Selected Passages Archilochus Hipponax Theognidea Adespota Elegiaca Adespota Iambica Aeschylus Ananius Antimachus Callinus Critias Demodocus Euenus 'Homer', Margites Ion Mimnermus Scythinus Semonides Simonides Solon Sophocles Susarion Timocreon Tyrtaeus Xenophanes VIII. Addenda and Corrigenda to Iambi et Elegi Graeci Vol. II General Index Index of Passages Greek Index