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| Genre/Form: | Poetry |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Ptolemy, King of Egypt; Theocritus. |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Theocritus.; R L Hunter |
| ISBN: | 0520235606 9780520235601 |
| OCLC Number: | 50645448 |
| Language Note: | Parallel text in Greek and English, with English introduction and commentary. |
| Description: | xii, 226 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface -- Conventions and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Beginning from Zeus -- 2. Genre -- 3. Poets and patrons -- 4. An Egyptian dimension? -- 5. The language of the Encomium -- 6. The meter of the Encomium -- 7. A note on the transmission of the text -- Sigla -- Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus -- Commentary -- References -- General index -- Index of Greek words -- Index locorum. |
| Series Title: | Hellenistic culture and society, 39. |
| Other Titles: | Idylls. |
| Responsibility: | Theocritus ; text and translation with introduction and commentary by Richard Hunter. |
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