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The Fragments Of Timotheus Of Miletus
James H. Hordern
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Description for The Fragments Of Timotheus Of Miletus
hardcover. An edition of Timotheus of Miletus' extant work, a Greek lyric poet of the 5th and 4th centuries BC and one of the most important poets of the period, includes the fragments surviving only through other author's work. The editor's "Persae" text was based on examination of the original papyrus. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
This is the first new edition for more than a decade of the fragments of Timotheus of Miletus, a Greek lyric poet of the fifth and fourth centuries BC and one of the most important poets of the period. His description of the battle of Salamis, a substantial portion of his Persae, has been the most widely studied of his fragments. This is a historically significant work and J.H. Hordern's accurate text, based on close examination of the original papyrus, is a distinguished contribution to scholarship. The minor fragments, most of which survive only as quotations in other ancient authors, ... Read more
This is the first new edition for more than a decade of the fragments of Timotheus of Miletus, a Greek lyric poet of the fifth and fourth centuries BC and one of the most important poets of the period. His description of the battle of Salamis, a substantial portion of his Persae, has been the most widely studied of his fragments. This is a historically significant work and J.H. Hordern's accurate text, based on close examination of the original papyrus, is a distinguished contribution to scholarship. The minor fragments, most of which survive only as quotations in other ancient authors, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Classical Monographs
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199246946
SKU
V9780199246946
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About James H. Hordern
J.H. Hordern is Research Fellow in the Department of Classics, University College, Dublin
Reviews for The Fragments Of Timotheus Of Miletus
Hordern's introduction carefully reappraises Timotheus's life and poetic activity, while the commentary provides detailed explication of linguistic, metrical, and thematic points. This is a work of meticulous philology.
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