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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC sought to mark their continuity with the classical past as well as demonstrate their independence from it. This major study explores Greek poetry of the period and its reception and influence in...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC sought to mark their continuity with the classical past as well as demonstrate their independence from it. This major study explores Greek poetry of the period and its reception and influence in Rome. The volume covers some of the most familiar poetry of the age, such as Callimachus' Aitia, alongside detailed consideration of newly published texts like the epigrams of Posidippus Performance and genre -- The aetiology of Callimachus's Aitia -- The Argonautica of Apollonius and epic tradition -- Theocritus and the bucolic genre -- Epic in a minor key -- The style of Hellenistic epic -- The epigram -- The languages of praise -- Hellenistic drama -- Roman epilogue.
"Published in Italian as Muse e modeli : la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto by Gius. Laterza & Figli Spa, Roma - Bari, 2002"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-499) and index
