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The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets
Michael Schmidt
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Description for The First Poets: Lives of the Ancient Greek Poets
Hardback. A lively and accessible account of the lives and works of the great Greek poets. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BK; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 54. Weight in Grams: 940.
A dazzling literary exploration by acclaimed poet and critic Michael Schmidt, The First Poets brings to life the great Greek poets who gave our poetic tradition its first bearings and whose works have had an enduring influence on our literature and our imagination. Starting with the legendary Orpheus and the possibly mythical Homer, Schmidt conjures a host of our literary forebears. From Hipponax, 'the dirty old man of poetry', to Theocritus, the father of pastoral; from Sappho, who threw herself from a cliff for love, to Hesiod, who claimed a visit from the Muses - the ... Read more
A dazzling literary exploration by acclaimed poet and critic Michael Schmidt, The First Poets brings to life the great Greek poets who gave our poetic tradition its first bearings and whose works have had an enduring influence on our literature and our imagination. Starting with the legendary Orpheus and the possibly mythical Homer, Schmidt conjures a host of our literary forebears. From Hipponax, 'the dirty old man of poetry', to Theocritus, the father of pastoral; from Sappho, who threw herself from a cliff for love, to Hesiod, who claimed a visit from the Muses - the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784975975
SKU
V9781784975975
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99-10
About Michael Schmidt
Michael Schmidt is the founder of Carcanet Press and the general editor of PN Review. He was until recently Professor of Poetry at the University of Glasgow. He has also been Writer in Residence at St John's College, Cambridge.
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