Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521835114)

Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC sought to mark their continuity with the classical past as well as demonstrate their independence from it. This major study explores Greek poetry of the period and its reception and influence in Rome. The volume covers some of the most familiar poetry of the age, such as Callimachus' Aitia, alongside detailed consideration of newly published texts like the epigrams of Posidippus.

Author: Marco Fantuzzi, Richard Hunter
ISBN-10: 0521835119
ISBN-13: 9780521835114
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2005
Pages: 522
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.87lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.45w x 1.26d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1012