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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press
ISBN-100472086065
ISBN-139780472086061
eBay Product ID (ePID)1642056
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NameEarly Greek Lyric Poetry
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
SubjectAncient / Greece, General, Poetry
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Poetry, History
AuthorDavid Mulroy
SeriesAnn Arbor Paperbacks Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN91-042973
IllustratedYes
SynopsisThe Greek lyric poets composed some of the liveliest, juiciest, most personal lines that the ancient world ever knew. The very personal nature of these poems has made them perennial favorites with a wide variety of readers; it has also meant that they are often difficult to understand. In Early Greek Lyric Poetry David Mulroy offers an accurate and lively translation of all the important lyric fragments and new papyri, as well as selections from the more fully preserved works of Theognis, Bacchylides, and Pindar. Unlike any other version of these poems, Early Greek Lyric Poetry also provides a translation of the literary context in which each poem survives. This format enables readers to see for themselves why particular lines or phrases happen to be preserved, and it also provides information on how earlier writers understood the poems. The poems and fragments are accompanied by a comprehensive introduction to the genre and to the individual poets, explanatory notes, and a useful bibliography . Early Greek Lyric Poetry is indispensable for courses on Greek culture and literature in translation or on literary "great books." David Mulroy is Associate Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He is also the author of Horace's Odes and Epodes: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary .