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This volume comprises a series of studies focusing on the Latin
poetry of the first and second centuries BCE, its relationship to
earlier models both Greek and Latin, and its reception by later
writers. A point of particular focus is the influence of Greek
poetry, including not only Hellenistic writers like Callimachus,
Theocritus, and Lycophron, but also archaic poets like Pindar and
Bacchylides. The volume also includes studies of style, as well as
treatments of the influence of Latin poetry on writers like Marvell
and Dylan. Contributers include J. N. Adams, Barbara Weiden Boyd,
Brian Breed, Sergio Casali, Julia Hejduk, Peter Knox, Leah
Kronenburg, Charles Martindale, Charles McNelis, James O'Hara,
Thomas Palaima, Hayden Pelliccia, David Petrain, David Ross, and
Alexander Sens.
Greek 'literary' epigrams constitute one of the most versatile and
dynamic poetic forms in the Hellenistic period. Originally modeled
on the anonymous epitaphs and dedications inscribed on monuments
throughout antiquity, these short poems came to include a variety
of subtypes and served as a vehicle for Hellenistic poets to
experiment with themes and motifs from other genres. This edition
introduces students to a wide selection of epigrams from the third
and second centuries BCE. It provides substantial help in
construing the Greek and will be appropriate for those approaching
the genre for the first time, whilst also containing material of
interest to scholars. It includes work by the most important
epigrammatists of this period, with substantial attention paid to
the way these poets engage with the epigraphic and literary
traditions. The Introduction provides an overview of the history of
the genre and of its formal features, including dialect and meter.
This monograph is a literary study of Lycophron's Alexandra, whose
obscurity, a quality notorious already in antiquity, has long
hampered holistic approaches. Through a series of distinct but
closely integrated literary studies of major aspects of the poem,
including its style, its engagement with the traditions of epic and
tragedy, and it's treatment of heroism and of the gods, the book
explores the way the Alexandra reconfigures Greek mythology. In
particular, as it is presented in Homeric epic and Athenian
tragedy, in order to cast the Romans and their restoration of
Trojan glory as the ultimate telos of history. In this sense, the
poem emerges as an important intermediary between Homeric epic and
Latin poetry, particularly Vergil's Aeneid. By rewriting specific
features of the epic and tragic traditions, the Alexandra denies to
Greek heroes the glory that was the traditional compensation for
their suffering, while at the same time attributing to Cassandra's
Trojan family honours framed in the traditional language of Greek
heroism. In this sense, the figure of Cassandra, a prophetess
traditionally gifted with the power of foresight but denied
credibility, self-reflexively serves as a vehicle for exploring the
potentials and limitations of poetry.
Noting a marked lack of comprehensiveness and/or contemporaneity
among typical reference works on chemical etymology, as well as a
somewhat spotty coverage of chemical terms and their etymology in
comprehensive dictionaries and textbooks the author decided to
write an up-to-date desk reference on chemical etymology which
would satisfy the needs of casual readers as well as those of more
demanding users of etymological lore. Characteristic user-friendly
features of the present work include avoidance of cumbersome
abbreviations, avoidance of entries in foreign alphabets, and a
broad coverage of all chemical disciplines including mineralogy.
Biological, medical, geological, physical and mathematical terms
are only considered where they appear of interest to mainstream
chemists.
This book does not provide definitions of terms (unless required in
the etymological context) nor guidance as to the timeliness of
different nomenclature systems. The typical user will from the
outset be well aware of the exact meaning of the terms he or she
focuses on and only require the etymological background to be used.
Examples of sources which have been drawn upon in the preparation
of this book, apart from the extremely useful Internet resource
Google, are listed, but an exhausting enumeration would be tiresome
and impractical..
* an up-to-date desk reference on chemical etymology
* characteristic user-friendly features
* broad coverage of all chemical disciplines
This is the first commentary in English devoted exclusively to the
surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, a
Hellenistic poet who exerted great influence on the work of his
contemporaries and helped shape the genre of literary epigram for
many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a
new critical text and translation, and a full literary and
philological commentary. Alexander Sens's main focus is on the way
in which Asclepiades engages with the Greek literary tradition, but
attention is also paid to his influence on later writers.
Archestratos of Gela's Life of Luxury is a fundamental source for our understanding not only of fourth-century literature but also of the significance of food and dining, and the reception of epic poetry in the late classical period. This edition is based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts and is the first to combine a critical text of the poem with a translation, a detailed commentary, and an extensive introduction situating the work in its literary, social, and cultural context.
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