Poetic Garlands: Hellenistic Epigrams in Context Volume 28
(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)
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Epigrams, the briefest of Greek poetic forms, had a strong appeal for readers of the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.). One of the most characteristic literary forms of the era, the epigram, unlike any other ancient or classical form of poetry, was not only composed for public recitation but was also collected in books intended for private reading. Brief and concise, concerned with the personal and the particular, the epigram emerged in the Hellenistic...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520208579
ISBN13:9780520208575
Release Date:March 1998
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:420 Pages
Weight:1.74 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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