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Record Nr.

UNISA996199220703316

Titolo

Greek iambic poetry : From the seventh to the fifth centuries BC / / edited and translated by Douglas E. Gerber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-674-99581-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Loeb Classical Library ; ; 259

Disciplina

881/.0108

Soggetti

Iambic poetry, Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography.

Nota di contenuto

Archilochus -- Semonides -- Hipponax -- Ananius -- Susarion -- Hermippus -- Scythinus -- Diphilus -- Panarces -- Adespota.

Sommario/riassunto

The poetry of the seventh to the fifth centuries BCE that the Greeks called iambic seems connected with cult songs used in religious festivals, but its purpose is unclear.