A Hellenistic Anthology

• Author(s): Neil Hopkinson,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 288
• ISBN_10: 0521314259
  ISBN_13: 9780521314251
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical , Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical , Poetry / Ancient & Classical ,

Description:... An anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries B.C., the so-called Hellenistic period. Hopkinson makes available to undergraduates a selection of texts that are not easily accessible elsewhere. The volume contains a wide and representative range of poetry, including hymns, didactic verse, pastoral poetry, epigrams, and epics. An introduction sets the poetry in its cultural and historical background, and a full commentary elucidates problems of the language and reference in the texts.