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Greek Lyric Poetry

Series: Greek Texts
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Greek Lyric Poetry offers a comprehensive selection of early Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poems, excluding Pindar. Originally published in 1967 and updated with new papyrus fragments, it includes detailed commentary on dialect, language, metre, and interpretation, bridging Homeric epic and Attic tragedy.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for students and scholars of ancient Greek literature and poetry, as well as those interested in the cultural and historical background of archaic Greece.

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This
edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric
(omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. The extensive commentary gives assistance with matters of
dialect and language, Homeric and Hesiodic comparisons, interpretation,
content and metre

This essential introduction provides a representative selection of early Greek lyric, elegiac and iambic poetry, with an introduction and notes to each poem.

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This edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric (omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. First published in 1967 in the 'red Macmillan' series, it was reprinted by BCP in 1982 with addenda to the bibliography and an appendix reproducing a text of three substantial 'new' papyrus fragments by Archilochus, Stesichorus and Alcaeus.

The extensive commentary gives assistance with matters of dialect and language, Homeric and Hesiodic comparisons, interpretation, content and metre. The book serves as an introduction to the poetics of the Greek archaic period—from the mid-seventh to the early fifth century BC—the 'bridge' between Homeric epic and Attic tragedy.

Series: Greek Texts

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780862920081

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 1991

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol Classical Press

Edition: 2nd New edition

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 500

About the Author

David A. Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.

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