Ancient greek epigrams: major poets in verse translation
Auteur :
Fain, Gordon L.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520265790
Date de publication :
2 août 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.