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Herodas
Graham Zanker (Ed.)
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Description for Herodas
Paperback. Editor(s): Zanker, Graham. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Before the publication of the second-century AD papyrus containing eight and a fragmentary ninth of the Mimiambs of Herodas in 1891, Herodas was known only through approximately twenty lines which had survived in quotations found principally in Athenaios and Stobaios. Even after the publication of the papyrus and subsequent work on it, scarcely anything is known of their author. The scant evidence that has survived suggests that he lived in during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphos (285-247 BC), on the island of Kos, and was a direct contemporary of the ... Read more
Before the publication of the second-century AD papyrus containing eight and a fragmentary ninth of the Mimiambs of Herodas in 1891, Herodas was known only through approximately twenty lines which had survived in quotations found principally in Athenaios and Stobaios. Even after the publication of the papyrus and subsequent work on it, scarcely anything is known of their author. The scant evidence that has survived suggests that he lived in during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphos (285-247 BC), on the island of Kos, and was a direct contemporary of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856688737
SKU
V9780856688737
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Reviews for Herodas
...Zanker has done a fine job, succeeding admirably in serving both undergraduate students and those more advanced in Alexandrian poetry. Many details are explained well, and the commentary...gives a wide range of information.'