Nothing is known of the Greek poet Rufinus other than that he was the author of a collection of thirty-nine epigrams. In fact he is such an insubstantial figure that his date has been placed at various points within nearly half a millennium. Professor Page here presents a text of Rufinus' poems and a concise commentary on them. In his introduction he considers the criteria by which a date may be established and finds evidence in favour of the fourth century AD.
| ISBN: | 9780521217675 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 1978 |
| Author: | Rufinus, D L Page |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 115 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Poetry by individual poets |