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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). ; The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B. C. --greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry as never before. Not merely a selection, it covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments (apart from the works of Pindar and Bacchylides) and includes a number of pieces not previously translated. Also included is an introduction offering a brief account of the poets, as well as explanatory notes on the texts.; 8.9 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 36565
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Includes stapled offprint review of book from Classical Review by D. Gerber tipped in. ; The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 B. C. --greats such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Simonides--produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity. Their poetry was perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, and reflected all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry as never before. Not merely a selection, it covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments (apart from the works of Pindar and Bacchylides) and includes a number of pieces not previously translated. Also included is an introduction offering a brief account of the poets, as well as explanatory notes on the texts.; 8.9 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 37470
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edn. TITLE CONTINUES: Bacchylides) down to 450 BC ~Dustwrapper faded on spine but unclipped. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Size: xxvi, 212pp. Binding sound, text unmarked. Seller Inventory # NN4731
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D7S9-1-M-0198146930-4