The Greek poetry of the archaic period that we call elegy was
composed primarily for banquets and convivial gatherings. Its
subject matter consists of almost any topic, excluding only the
scurrilous and obscene. In this completely new Loeb Classical
Library edition, Douglas Gerber provides a faithful translation of
the fragments and significant testimonia that have come down to us,
with full explanatory notes.
Most substantial in this volume is the collection of elegiac
verses to which Theognis' name is attached. Drinking and
merry-making are frequent themes in these poems; there are also
more reflective and philosophic pieces and love poems. Together
they offer an interesting picture of an aristocratic man's views
about life, friendship, fate, and daily concerns. Also notable in
this volume is the martial verse of the Spartan Tyrtaeus and the
poetry of Solon, Athens' famous lawmaker.
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