Greek Elegy And Iambus: A Selection Cambridge University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Essays Literary Reference

Elegy And Iambus Are Major Forms Of Greek Literature Which Crucial To Understanding The Archaic Early Classical Periods In Particular This Edition Gathers Work By Ten Poets: Two Iambic (Semonides Hipponax) Six Elegiac (Callinus Tyrtaeus Mimnermus Theognis Xenophanes Simonides) Writing Both (Archilochus Solon) It Explores A Representative Sample Each Poet\ S Surviving While Also Highlighting Their Variety Provides An Up-To-Date Commentary On Pieces Including Recent Discoveries Such As Simonides\ Plataea Archilochus\ Telephus Wide-Ranging Introduction Discusses Issues Poet Persona Contexts Performance Various Cultural Themes (Expansion Contact With Foreign Cultures Social Political Revolution Sexuality Gender Rationalism) Well Language Style Metre Textual Transmission Volume Will Be Interest Upper-Level Undergraduate Graduate Students Scholars History Σελίδες: 264 Διαστάσεις: 13 8X13 8Cm