Callimachus: Select Longer Fragments

This edition of Callimachus' select larger fragments offers an indispensable guide for properly appreciating his poetic art. By also discussing important but lesser-known pieces, it sheds light on Callimachus' varied activity. Finally, it offers an up-to-date introduction to his life, career, and aesthetics.

About the author

Alexandros Kampakoglou is Research Lecturer in Classics, Trinity College, Oxford. His previous publications include Studies in the reception of Pindar in Ptolemaic poetry (De Gruyter, 2019) and several papers and book chapters on Greek poetry.

Summary

This edition of Callimachus’ select larger fragments offers an indispensable guide for properly appreciating his poetic art. By also discussing important but lesser-known pieces, it sheds light on Callimachus’ varied activity. Finally, it offers an up-to-date introduction to his life, career, and aesthetics.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandros Kampakoglou
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2024
• EAN: 9781802078619
• ISBN: 978-1-80207-861-9
• No. of pages: 696
• Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies