Epigrams from the Greek anthology
(Book)
Contributors
Nisbet, Gideon, editor,
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom ; Oxford University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
xlii, 244 pages ; 20 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Western Wy Community College - Hay Library - Main Collection | 881.0108 EP44E 2020 | On Shelf |
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Published
Oxford, United Kingdom ; Oxford University Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
16677647
Notes
General Note
"A new translation ..."--Cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"Encompassing four thousand short poems and more, the ramshackle classic we call the Greek Anthology gathers up a millennium of snapshots from ancient daily life. Its influence echoes not merely in the classic tradition of English epigram (Pope and Dryden) but in Rudyard Kipling, Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, H.D., and the poets of the First World War. Its variety is almost infinite: victorious armies, ruined cities, and Olympic champions share space with lovers' quarrels and laments for the untimely dead - but also with jokes and riddles, art appreciation, potted biographies of authors, and scenes from country life and the workplace. This selection of more than 600 epigrams in verse is the first major translation from the Greek Anthology in nearly a century. Each of the Anthology's books of epigrams is represented here, in manuscript order, and with extensive notes on the history and myth that lie behind them"--Page 4 of cover.
Language
In English, translated from Ancient Greek
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nisbet, G. (2020). Epigrams from the Greek anthology . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nisbet, Gideon. 2020. Epigrams From the Greek Anthology. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nisbet, Gideon. Epigrams From the Greek Anthology Oxford University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nisbet, Gideon. Epigrams From the Greek Anthology Oxford University Press, 2020.
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