| Rufinus: The Epigrams of Rufinus Contributor(s): Rufinus (Author), Page, Denys (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521609364 ISBN-13: 9780521609364 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Nothing is known of the Greek poet Rufinus other than that he was the author of a collection of thirty-nine epigrams. In fact he is such an insubstantial figure that his date has been placed at various points within nearly half a millennium. Professor Page here presents a text of Rufinus??? poems and a concise commentary on them. In his introduction he considers the criteria by which a date may be established and finds evidence in favour of the fourth century AD. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 888.010 |
| LCCN: 2005275520 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.38 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nothing is known of the Greek poet Rufinus other than that he was the author of a collection of thirty-nine epigrams. In fact he is such an insubstantial figure that his date has been placed at various points within nearly half a millennium. Professor Page here presents a text of Rufinus' poems and a concise commentary on them. In his introduction he considers the criteria by which a date may be established and finds evidence in favour of the fourth century AD. |