Greek Bucolic Poets Theocritus, Bion and Moschus |
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| Author:
| Theocritus,
Bion,
Moschus, |
| Translator:
| Edmonds, J. M. |
| Series title: | The Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99031-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1960 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $82.00 |
Book Description:
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Theocritus (third century BCE) was the founder of bucolic poetry. The extant poems of Moschus (second century BCE) and Bion (probably second and first centuries BCE) are not really bucolic, but Bionâe(tm)s Lament for Adonis is floridly brilliant. Pattern poems are found in the Greek Anthology, a work of many centuries.
Theocritus (third century BCE) was the founder of bucolic poetry. The extant poems of Moschus (second century BCE) and Bion (probably second and first centuries BCE) are not really bucolic, but Bionâe(tm)s Lament for Adonis is floridly brilliant. Pattern poems are found in the Greek Anthology, a work of many centuries.