| The Vienna Epigrams Papyrus: (G 40611) Contributor(s): Parsons, Peter John (Editor), Maehler, Herwig (Editor), Maltomini, Francesca (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110354527 ISBN-13: 9783110354522 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $184.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Poetry |
| Dewey: 888 |
| Series: Corpus Papyrorum Raineri |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 11.1" (1.50 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This papyrus (3rd century BC) contains c. 200 incipits (first lines) of Greek epigrams with a numeral at the end of each line that gives the number of lines of the complete epigram; most of them had 4 lines. Of these, only one has been ascribed to a known poet (Asklepiades), but it is by no means clear that all of them were his. Their publication, greatly aided by multispectral photography, is a very welcome addition to Hellenistic poetry. |