Greek Elegiac Poetry: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries B.C. by Theognis, Various, Solon, Douglas E. Gerber

Greek Elegiac Poetry: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries B.C.

Theognis, Various, Solon, Douglas E. Gerber

493 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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The Greek poetry of the archaic period that we call elegy was composed primarily for banquets and convivial gatherings. Its subject matter consists of almost any topic, excluding only the scurrilous and obscene. In this completely new Loeb Classic...

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