Description:
Θεοκρίτου τα ΕυρισκόμεναTheokritou ta Evriskomena
Ειδύλλιον - Idyllion
Theocriti
Idyllia
quæ extant cum graecis scholiis notis et indicibus
Josephi Scaligieri, Isaaci Casauboni, et Danielis Heinsii
Emendationes, Notae & Lectiones in Theocriti Idyllia
Oxoniae e Theatro Sheldoniano, impensis Sam. Smith, & Benj. Walford, 1699
Size: 20,5 cm x 13.5cm (8.25in X 5.25in)
pp. 14+254+183
First Oxford Edition
Contemporary Leather Binding
Theocritus (Θεόκριτος, c. 300 BC - after 260 BC) was a Greek poet from Sicily, Magna Graecia, and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry. His Idylls are still widely read today, much in part to fine 17th-century examples such as this 1699 Oxford printing. This particular edition is considerably noteworthy it features both Latin and original Greek texts.