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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199253196

ISBN-139780199253197

eBay Product ID (ePID)108912819

Product Key Features

Number of Pages470 Pages

Publication NameAsclepiades of Samos : Epigrams and Fragments

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Poetry

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy

AuthorAlexander Sens

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2010-923439

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Sens has to be congratulated for producing such a fine piece of scholarship. Students and scholars alike will greatly benefit from using this commentary, which will be the standard work for Asclepiades in the years to come."--Christos Tsagalis, Classical World"Sens's book is a very welcome addition. With its insightful, learned, and sensitive literary treatment of the poems it will become an indispensable tool for those interested in epigram and Hellenistic literature in general."--Lucia Floridi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, "Sens's book is a very welcome addition. With its insightful, learned, and sensitive literary treatment of the poems it will become an indispensable tool for those interested in epigram and Hellenistic literature in general."--Lucia Floridi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, "Sens has to be congratulated for producing such a fine piece of scholarship. Students and scholars alike will greatly benefit from using this commentary, which will be the standard work for Asclepiades in the years to come."--Christos Tsagalis, Classical World "Sens's book is a very welcome addition. With its insightful, learned, and sensitive literary treatment of the poems it will become an indispensable tool for those interested in epigram and Hellenistic literature in general."--Lucia Floridi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Dewey Decimal888.01

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Life and works2. The development of Hellenistic epigram3. Asclepiades and inscribed epigram4. Erotic epigram and its generic background5. Narrative voice and genre6. Asclepiades and his contemporaries7. Asclepiades at court8. Language and style9. Metre10. The transmission of the textTestimoniaSiglaText and Commentary

SynopsisThis is the first commentary in English devoted exclusively to the surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, a Hellenistic poet who exerted great influence on the work of his contemporaries and helped shape the genre of literary epigram for many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a new critical text and translation, and a full literary and philological commentary. Alexander Sens's main focus is on the way in which Asclepiades engages with the Greek literary tradition, but attention is also paid to his influence on later writers., The first commentary in English on the surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, an influential Hellenistic poet who helped shape the genre of literary epigram for many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a new critical text and translation, and a full literary and philological commentary.

LC Classification NumberPA3936.A6S46 2011