A Hellenistic anthology /
These are the gloomy words of Choerilus of Samos, an epic poet writing in the late fifth century BC. Earlier writers have explored every avenue, have excelled in every type of poetry. What way is still untravelled by the chariot of song? Choerilus' response was to compose an epic poem which dea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Greek, Ancient (to 1453) |
| Language Notes: | Parts are in ancient Greek and translated in English. |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Second edition / |
| Series: | Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
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| Summary: | These are the gloomy words of Choerilus of Samos, an epic poet writing in the late fifth century BC. Earlier writers have explored every avenue, have excelled in every type of poetry. What way is still untravelled by the chariot of song? Choerilus' response was to compose an epic poem which dealt, unusually, with a recent historical subject, the Persian Wars. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 347 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-335) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781108472401 1108472400 9781108459563 1108459560 |