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Ancient Greek Epigrams: Major Poets in Verse Translation
Gordon L. Fain
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Description for Ancient Greek Epigrams: Major Poets in Verse Translation
Hardback. After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. This title offers a selection of the Greek epigrams. It showcases the poetry of nine poets, with many epigrams from "The Milan Papyrus". It provides an introduction describing the emergence of the epigram in Hellenistic Greece. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on love and would later exert a profound influence on Latin love poets and, through them, on all the poetry of Europe and the West. This volume offers a representative selection of the best Greek epigrams in original verse translation. It showcases the poetry of nine poets (including one woman), with many epigrams ... Read more
After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on love and would later exert a profound influence on Latin love poets and, through them, on all the poetry of Europe and the West. This volume offers a representative selection of the best Greek epigrams in original verse translation. It showcases the poetry of nine poets (including one woman), with many epigrams ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520265790
SKU
V9780520265790
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About Gordon L. Fain
Gordon L. Fain is the author of Writing Epigrams: The Art of Composition in Catullus, Callimachus, and Martial and many articles on Greek and Latin poetry.
Reviews for Ancient Greek Epigrams: Major Poets in Verse Translation
"Crisp, clear, and written in 'accessible' English... [Fain has made] another part of classical literature available to the general reader."
Matthew P. J. Dillon, University of New England, Australia European Legacy
Matthew P. J. Dillon, University of New England, Australia European Legacy