HELLENISTIC POETRY
by Hutchinson, G. O
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198140401
- ISBN 13
- 9780198140405
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0198140401 . Scholar's name to ffep (R. E. Fantham) in pencil with light pencil markings on a couple of pages. Very light shelfwear to book else fine. DJ spine is sunned with tears to top of DJ spine and a few small chips. ; Special Edition for Sandpiper books -- reprint of 1988 edition. In this study of the Hellenistic poets of the third century B. C. Hutchinson provides a much-needed picture of the poetry of the period while demonstrating its quality and vitality. The work of the Hellenistic poets in the third century BC has not only an important place in Greek literature, but also a particular significance for Latin poetry. Hutchinson explores the works of such writers as Theocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes--developing a generalconception of poetry that centers around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form--and offers a fresh analysis of the influence of Hellenistic poetry on the city of Rome. Despite much technical work on the texts and language of these authors - Theocritus, Callimachus, Apollonius Rhodius, and others - previous literary criticism on most of the major figures is limited in quantity and scope. He explores the work of the individual writers in turn, while developing a general conception of the poetry as a whole, centred around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form. The book concludes with a fresh approach to the influence of Hellenistic poets in Rome. All quotations in Greek or Latin have been translated by the author. ; Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints; 392 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11773
- Title
- HELLENISTIC POETRY
- Author
- Hutchinson, G. O
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0198140401
- ISBN 13
- 9780198140405
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0198140401, Criticism & Theory, History & Criticism, Literature & Fiction, Greek Poetry, Poetry, Ancient Greek, Classical Greek & Roman, Foreign Languages, Reference
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