The New Posidippus

The New Posidippus
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 0199267812
ISBN-13 : 9780199267811
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Book Synopsis The New Posidippus by : Posidippe de Pella

Download or read book The New Posidippus written by Posidippe de Pella and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Milan Papyrus ( P. Mil. Volg. VIII. 309), containing a collection of epigrams apparently all by Posidippus of Pella, provides one of the most exciting new additions to the corpus of Greek literature in decades. It not only contains over 100 previously unknown epigrams by one of the most prominent poets of the third century BC, but as an artefact it constitutes our earliest example of a Greek poetry book. In addition to a poetic translation of the entire corpus of Posidippus'poetry, this volume contains essays about Posidippus by experts in the fields of papyrology, Hellenistic and Augustan literature, Ptolemaic history, and Graeco-Roman visual culture.


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