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Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon, Vol. 1 »
Authors: Jerry Clack, Antipater, Jerry Clack
ISBN-13: 9780865165113, ISBN-10: 0865165114
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Jerry Clack
Book Synopsis
This text for undergraduate students presents a collection of the epigrams of Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon in Greek with annotations in English. The epigrams are arranged by subject matter. Clack's (classics, Duquesne U.) introduction discusses the form of the epigram and provides some background information on the poets and Hellenistic society. The volume also contains an extensive glossary of terms.
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Table of Contents
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Dioscorides: The Poems | 11 | |
| Commentary | 23 | |
| Antipater of Sidon: The Poems | 53 | |
| Commentary | 73 | |
| Sources of the Poems | 129 | |
| Index of Proper Names | 131 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 141 | |
| Glossary | 151 |
Subjects
Poetry
Ancient & Classical Poetry Ancient Greek Poetry
Reference Quotations Epigrams
Fiction Books & Literature Poetry Ancient & Classical Poetry
Nonfiction Reference Quotations
Ancient & Classical Poetry Ancient Greek PoetryReference
Quotations EpigramsFiction Books & Literature
Poetry Ancient & Classical PoetryNonfiction
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