Parthenius of Nicaea Extant Works Edited with Introduction and Notes |
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| Editor:
| Lightfoot, J. L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-815253-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $345.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first study of all the extant remains of the important Hellenistic poet and mythographer, Parthenius of Nicaea, reputed to have been Virgil's tutor in Greek and a major literary figure in his own right, and it provides a newly edited text, translation, commentary and contextual study of the whole of Parthenius' extant works, including the poetic fragments and his love stories.
This is the first study of all the extant remains of the important Hellenistic poet and mythographer, Parthenius of Nicaea, reputed to have been Virgil's tutor in Greek and a major literary figure in his own right, and it provides a newly edited text, translation, commentary and contextual study of the whole of Parthenius' extant works, including the poetic fragments and his love stories.