The Greek Anthology, Volume I
Books 1–5
$42.98
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2014
Summary
A gathering of poetic blossoms.
The Greek Anthology contains some 4,500 short Greek poems in the sparkling and diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred poets and collected over many centuries. To the original collection, called the Garland (Stephanus) by its contributing editor, Meleager of Gadara (first century BC), was added another Garland, by Philip of Thessalonica (mid-first century AD) and then a Cycle
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674996885 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674996887 |
| Author: | W.R. Paton, Michael A. Tueller |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 108mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Loeb Classical Library |
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Critics Review
Under the auspices of the Loeb Classical Library, Michael A. Tueller has published the first volume (books one to five of sixteen) of a projected complete edition of the whole gigantic thing—a fully updated revision of W.R. Paton’s five-volume Loeb from a hundred years ago. It is an ambitious and worthy enterprise. – Hayden N. Pelliccia * New York Review of Books *
About The Author
W.R. Paton
William Roger Paton (1857–1921) was an independent scholar educated at Oxford and based in Samos. Michael A. Tueller is Associate Professor of Classics at Arizona State University.
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