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Greek elegy and iambus : a selection /

Elegy and iambus are major forms of Greek literature which are crucial to understanding the Archaic and early Classical periods in particular. This edition gathers work by ten poets, two iambic (Semonides and Hipponax), six elegiac (Callinus, Tyrtaeus, Mimnermus, Theognis, Xenophanes, Simonides) and...

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Other Authors: Allan, William, 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language Notes:Includes poems in Greek, with introduction, commentary and critical material in English.
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Series:Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
Subjects:
Elegiac poetry, Greek.
Iambic poetry, Greek.
Iambic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Elegiac poetry, Greek > History and criticism.

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