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Asclepiades of Samos

Epigrams and Fragments

Alexander Sens editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:4th Nov '10

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This is the first commentary in English devoted exclusively to the surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, a Hellenistic poet who exerted great influence on the work of his contemporaries and helped shape the genre of literary epigram for many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a new critical text and translation, and a full literary and philological commentary. Alexander Sens's main focus is on the way in which Asclepiades engages with the Greek literary tradition, but attention is also paid to his influence on later writers.

a great contribution to the study of Asclepiades * Charles S. Campbell, Exemplaria Classica *
With its insightful, learned, and sensitive literary treatment of the poems it will become an indispensable tool for those interested in epigram and Hellenistic literature in general. * Lucia Floridi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

ISBN: 9780199253197

Dimensions: 223mm x 147mm x 32mm

Weight: 706g

470 pages