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A collection of translations of the `Poems and fragments of the Greek Iambic, Elegiac and Melic poets (excluding Pindar and Bacchylides) down to 450BC', which includes Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and more. Not merely a collection, it covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments, including a number of pieces not previously translated. Now available in paperback.
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M. L. West was formerly Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London, and is now a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek
Original Language: Greek
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0198146930
- ISBN 13 9780198146933
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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GREEK LYRIC POETRY The Poems and Fragments of the Greek Iambic, Elegiac, and Melic Poets (Excluding Pindar and Bacchylides) Down to 450 BC
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). ; The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B. C. --greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry as never before. Not merely a selection, it covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments (apart from the works of Pindar and Bacchylides) and includes a number of pieces not previously translated. Also included is an introduction offering a brief account of the poets, as well as explanatory notes on the texts.; 8.9 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 36565
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GREEK LYRIC POETRY The Poems and Fragments of the Greek Iambic, Elegiac, and Melic Poets (Excluding Pindar and Bacchylides) Down to 450 BC
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes stapled offprint review of book from Classical Review by D. Gerber tipped in. ; The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B. C. --greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry as never before. Not merely a selection, it covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments (apart from the works of Pindar and Bacchylides) and includes a number of pieces not previously translated. Also included is an introduction offering a brief account of the poets, as well as explanatory notes on the texts.; 8.9 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 37470
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Greek Lyric Poetry: The poems and fragments of the Greek iambic, elegiac, and melic poets (excluding Pindar and
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edn. TITLE CONTINUES: Bacchylides) down to 450 BC ~Dustwrapper faded on spine but unclipped. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Size: xxvi, 212pp. Binding sound, text unmarked. Seller Inventory # NN4731
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