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Greek Lyric Poetry: Includes Sappho, Archilochus, Anacreon, Simonides and many more
M. L. West
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Description for Greek Lyric Poetry: Includes Sappho, Archilochus, Anacreon, Simonides and many more
Paperback. Translator(s): West, M. L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BC - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting 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. It is not merely a selection but covers all the surviving poems and ... Read more
The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BC - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting 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. It is not merely a selection but covers all the surviving poems and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540396
SKU
V9780199540396
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About M. L. West
The late Martin West was a Fellow and Praelector at University College, Oxford, from 1963 to 1974, then Professor of Greek at Bedford and Royal Holloway Colleges London till 1991, and a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College Oxford from 1991 to 2004. His many books include Ambient Greek Music, Iambi et Graeci Vols. I and II (second editions), ... Read more
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