This colloquium volume celebrates a new Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century B.C.E. poet Posidippus, one of the most significant literary finds in recent memory. Included in this collection are an unusual variety of voices and perspectives: papyrological, art historical, archaeological, historical, literary, and aesthetic. These texts are considered as individual poems and as collective artifact, an early poetry book. The volume will be of interest to readers of Greek and Latin epigram, students of the Hellenistic period, and all readers interested in the aesthetics of poetry collection and the evolution of the poetry book in antiquity.
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This colloquium volume celebrates a new Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century B.C.E. poet Posidippus, one of the most significant literary finds in recent memory. Included in this collection are an unusual variety of voices and perspectives: papyrological, art historical, archaeological, historical, literary, and aesthetic. These texts are considered as individual poems and as collective artifact, an early poetry book. The volume will be of interest to readers of Greek and Latin epigram, students of the Hellenistic period, and all readers interested in the aesthetics of poetry collection and the evolution of the poetry book in antiquity.
Imprint | Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Hellenic Studies Series |
Release date | April 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2004 |
Editors | Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou, Manuel Baumbach |
Contributors | Peter Bing, Beate Dignas, Marco Fantuzzi, Kathryn Gutzwiller, Gail Hoffman, Richard L. Hunter, Dirk Obbink |
Dimensions | 142 x 228 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 250 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-01105-2 |
Barcode | 9780674011052 |
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LSN | 0-674-01105-8 |