Greek Anthology - Book 1-5

The Greek Anthology contains some 4,500 Greek poems in the sparkling, diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred composers, collected over centuries, and arranged by subject. This Loeb edition replaces the earlier edition by W. R. Paton, with a Greek text and ample notes reflecting current scholarship.

About the author

William Roger Paton (1857–1921) was an independent scholar educated at Oxford and based in Samos.Michael A. Tueller is Associate Professor of Classics at Arizona State University.

Product details

• Authors: W. R. Paton
• Assisted by: W. R. Paton (Translation), Paton W. R. (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2014
• EAN: 9780674996885
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99688-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 170 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Loeb Classical Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / History, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Anthologies (non-poetry), Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts