| A Hellenistic Anthology Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Neil (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521314259 ISBN-13: 9780521314251 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1988 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 880.010 |
| LCCN: 87006359 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |