Ancient Greek epigrams : major poets in verse translation /

Afficher d'autres versions (2)

After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Fain, Gordon L.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Collection:Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Sujets:
Greek anthology.
Greek anthology
Epigrams, Greek > Translations into English.
Greek poetry > Translations into English.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Epigrams, Greek
Greek poetry
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic > Translations into English.
Translations
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:After Sappho but before the great Latin poets, the most important short poems in the ancient world were Greek epigrams. Beginning with simple expressions engraved on stone, these poems eventually encompassed nearly every theme we now associate with lyric poetry in English. Many of the finest are on love and would later exert a profound influence on Latin love poets and, through them, on all the poetry of Europe and the West. This volume offers a representative selection of the best Greek epigrams in original verse translation. It showcases the poetry of nine poets (including one woman), with m.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (x, 252 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
ISBN:9780520947764
0520947762

Documents similaires