Hellenistic literature and culture : studies in honor of Susan A. Stephens /
"In this book, leading Greek scholars explore the rich and diverse poetry and prose of the long Hellenistic period. Chapters focus on the poets of Alexandria such as Callimachus, Theocritus, Apollonius, and Posidippus and on prose texts written in Greek in the Roman Empire. This volume demonstr...
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Bloomsbury Academic,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2024. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"In this book, leading Greek scholars explore the rich and diverse poetry and prose of the long Hellenistic period. Chapters focus on the poets of Alexandria such as Callimachus, Theocritus, Apollonius, and Posidippus and on prose texts written in Greek in the Roman Empire. This volume demonstrates the versatility of this literature and examines its multiple cultural affiliations. The Hellenistic writers emerge from this volume as complex, playful, and politically engaged figures, interested in the relationship between culture and society, and far removed from the stereotype of them as distant or elitist. This book makes a major contribution to the study of Hellenistic Greek culture"-- |
Carrier Form: | xvii, 378 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-365) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781350286016 135028601X |
Index Number: | PA3081 |
CLC: | I545.062 |
Call Number: | I545.062/H477 |