Talking Books Readings in Hellenistic and Roman Books of Poetry |
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| Author:
| Hutchinson, G. O. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-927941-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $313.00AUD $284.55 |
Book Description:
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An extensive analysis of the design of Greek and Latin books of poems, using the evidence of papyri, including recent discoveries. The main poets discussed are Callimachus, Apollonius, Posidippus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; a chapter on Latin didactic includes Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, and Manilius.
An extensive analysis of the design of Greek and Latin books of poems, using the evidence of papyri, including recent discoveries. The main poets discussed are Callimachus, Apollonius, Posidippus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; a chapter on Latin didactic includes Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, and Manilius.