Lykophron: Alexandra - Greek Text, Translation, Commentary, and Introduction

Zusatztext Simon Hornblower has engaged intensively with Lykophron's Alexandra,...publishing a Greek text, with an introduction, translation, and commentary. Informationen zum Autor Simon Hornblower is a Former Senior Research Fellow in Classical Studies at All Souls College, Oxford. Klappentext The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a minor poetic masterpiece, and one of the most important and notoriously difficult Greek poems dating from the hellenistic period. As well as providing the Greek text in full and its English translation, this volume provides the first ever full-length commentary in English on the poem. Zusammenfassung The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a minor poetic masterpiece, and one of the most important and notoriously difficult Greek poems dating from the Hellenistic period. As well as providing the Greek text in full and its English translation, this volume provides the first ever full-length commentary in English on the poem. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Figures List of Maps List of Abbreviations Introduction Synopsis of the Alexandra Sigla Text and Translation of the Alexandra, with Commentary Appendix: the Anapaestic Kassandra Poem, P. Berol. 9775 Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Simon Hornblower, Simon (Former Senior Research Fellow Hornblower, Hornblower Simon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9780199576708
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957670-8
• No. of pages: 652
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets