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A literary criticism of the work of some of the principal Hellenistic poets writing between c280 and c240 BC. The author presupposes a basic knowledge of the literary history of Greece and Rome and discusses the work of 7 writers in turn (Callimachus, Apollonius, Theocritus, Aratus, Herodas, Lycophron and Asclepiades). Dr Hutchinson concentrates on exploring the poets' handling of tone, level and form as well as developing a general conception of the poetry as a whole. Emphasis is on the literary quality and content rather than the technicalities of language and text. The work culminates in a discussion of the Hellenistic influence on Roman poetry and, in particular, on poets such as Catallus, Virgil and Ovid. The author has translated the Greek and Latin quotations. The footnotes cite sources of more detailed information, to help interprete the poetry.
A literary criticism of the work of some of the principal Hellenistic poets writing between c280 and c240 BC. The author presupposes a basic knowledge of the literary history of Greece and Rome and discusses the work of 7 writers in turn (Callimachus, Apollonius, Theocritus, Aratus, Herodas, Lycophron and Asclepiades). Dr Hutchinson concentrates on exploring the poets' handling of tone, level and form as well as developing a general conception of the poetry as a whole. Emphasis is on the literary quality and content rather than the technicalities of language and text. The work culminates in a discussion of the Hellenistic influence on Roman poetry and, in particular, on poets such as Catallus, Virgil and Ovid. The author has translated the Greek and Latin quotations. The footnotes cite sources of more detailed information, to help interprete the poetry.
Introduction; Callimachus; Apollonius; Theocritus; other poets, including Aratus, Herodas, Lycophron, Asclepiades; Roman poetry. Bibliography. Indices - 1 General, 2 passages and works discussed.
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