Greek Lyric: Sappho and Alcaeus (Loeb Classical Library No. 142) (Volume I)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674991575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-15 |
| Language | : | Ancient Greek |
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(Martin L. The edition is remarkable for is comprehensiveness, good layout and printing, good textual judgment, and fluent, accurate translation. West Classical Review)Campbellis now giving the Classics world a definitive edition of Greek Lyric. (Gregory Nagy Classical Views)
Bacchylides and other fifth-century poets are in Volume IV along with Corinna (although some argue that she belongs to the third century). Also included are the principal testimonia, the ancients' reports on the lives and work of the two poets. This poetry was not preserved in medieval manuscripts, and few complete poems remain. The five volumes in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Greek Lyric contain the surviving fragments of solo and choral song. This volume contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the
Sappho was born in Lesbos.
"My choice Sappho and Alcaeus." according to Tapknee. This is the best effort by a scholar who obviously is an expert in Greek Poetry. The organization of the poems agrees with that of Lobel and Page's great work, but Campbell has carefully examined all extant papyri and other manuscripts to gather all possible clues which might help to determine the meaning of a word in the poem's context. This book is so organized. Sources are given for each entry, in detail. Any pertinent comment by an ancient writer is included as well which adds to the pleasure of reading these poems, and all historical material is both in Greek and English. Campbell has decided t. "Well made traditional resource for study." according to Closeted Bookworm. All of the publications from the Loeb Classical Library have the original texts and manuscrpts printed on the page opposite the modern translation. There are footnotes and references throughout the printed pages as well. Each book fits easily in the palm of your hand for easy storage or transport. Having your Homeric Greek or Ovidian Latin adjascent to the modern english hastens the learning curve and inspires further study.. "The Lady Dawn" according to Ol' Sorrow. The main interest in Loeb Classical Library's Greek Lyric I is Sappho. Identified with the city of Mytilene, on the isle of Lesbos, ca. 7th - 6th centuries B.C., Sappho exemplified, for the ancient Greek and Roman critics (e.g., Ovid, Catullus, Longinus, Plutarch), consummate skill in the craft of poetry--especially with her ability to deploy the Greek language (within the ancient Aeolic dialect) for the most subtle musical/meterical effects and thrilling invocations. Her peers are only the greatest of love poets. What Aristotle says of Sophocles applies equally to Sappho: She has only to name the n