Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry (Hardcover)

This book focuses on the hymns, mimes and erotic poems of the Greek poet Theocritus, and examines how Theocritus uses the traditions of earlier Greek poetry to recreate past forms in a way that exploits the new conditions under which poetry was written in the third century BC. Recent papyri have greatly increased our understanding of how Theocritus read archaic poetry, and these new discoveries are fully drawn on in a set of readings that will change the way we look at Hellenistic poetry.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Richard Hunter
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56040-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	0-521-56040-3
Barcode:	9780521560405

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