| Hellenistic Poetry: An Anthology Contributor(s): Fowler, Barbara Hughes (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0299125343 ISBN-13: 9780299125349 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 881.010 |
| LCCN: 90-50087 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.96" W x 9.12" (1.23 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An accomplished poet and classical scholar, Barbara Hughes Fowler brings Hellenistic poetry to life for the contemporary reader. Her selections engage us with the full range of Hellenistic poetic genres, styles, themes, and moods. The anthology includes Fowler's new translation of the entire Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, and eight of Theocritus' Idylls, including the beautiful, sensuous description of late summer in Idyll VII and the shrewdly comical description of two young matrons venturing into the noisy streets of Alexandria in Idyll XV. There are translations of four hymns of Callimachus, as well as poems by Aratus, Bion, Herodas, Moschus, Pseudo-Moschus, and a substantial selection from the Greek Anthology. |