New posidippus, the: a hellenistic poetry book
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199267811
Date de publication :
22 sept. 2005
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,4 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
793 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The papyrus containing over 100 epigrams by the Hellenistic poet Posidippus is artefactually the earliest example of Greek poetry book. This volume contains a translation of Posidippus' poetry as well as essays about the papyrus by experts in the fields of papyrology, Greek and Roman literature, Ptolemaic history, and visual culture.