Talking Books: Readings in Hellenistic and Roman Books of Poetry

Talking Books: Readings in Hellenistic and Roman Books of Poetry

by G . O . Hutchinson (Author)

Synopsis

An extensive analysis of the design of Greek and Latin books of poems, using the evidence of papyri, including recent discoveries. The main poets discussed are Callimachus, Apollonius, Posidippus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; a chapter on Latin didactic includes Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, and Manilius.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 348
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 14 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 0199279411
ISBN 13: 9780199279418