This book is an anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries B. C. - the so-called Hellenistic period. It is intended to make available to undergraduates a selection of texts which are for the most part not easily accessible elsewhere. The volume contains a wide and representative range of poetry including hymns, didactic verse, pastoral in its cultural and historical background and a full commentary elucidates problems of language and reference in the texts. This edition should be welcomed by students and scholars alike.
| ISBN: | 9780521314251 |
| Publication date: | 11th February 1988 |
| Author: | N Hopkinson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |