{"product_id":"the-lives-of-the-greek-mary-r-lefkowitz-9781421404639","title":"The Lives of the Greek Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned scholar Mary R. Lefkowitz has extensively revised and rewritten her 1981 classic to introduce a new generation of students to the lives of the Greek poets. Thoroughly updated with references to the most recent scholarship, this second edition includes new material and fresh analysis of the ancient biographies of Greece's most famous poets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith little or no independent historical information to draw on, ancient writers searched for biographical data in the poets' own works and in comic poetry about them. Lefkowitz describes how biographical mythology was created, and she offers a sympathetic account of how individual biographers reconstructed the poets' lives. She argues that the life stories of Greek poets, even though primarily fictional, still merit close consideration, as they provide modern readers with insight into ancient notions about the creative process and the purpose of poetic composition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessible to students and readers unfamiliar with ancient Greece as well as to scholars, this comprehensive and compelling study includes translations of the original biographies of seven of ancient Greece's most storied poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary R. Lefkowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 142140463X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421404639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013","brand":"Mary R. Lefkowitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065556480255,"sku":"9781421404639","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dec46ea5-498a-4af5-8f3c-c0744aa2c52b.jpg?v=1768675750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lives-of-the-greek-mary-r-lefkowitz-9781421404639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}