The Epigrams of Crinagoras of Mytilene: Introduction, Text, Commentary by Maria

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The Epigrams of Crinagoras of Mytilene by Maria Ypsilanti Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Much of the detail we have on the life of Crinagoras of Mytilene comes from his fifty-one surviving epigrams. This edition, comprising a new critical text of the poems supplemented by introduction and word-by-word commentary, offers a detailed analysis of this eloquent and dynamic body of work which is both authoritative and accessible. Publisher Description Relatively little is known of the life of Crinagoras of Mytilene: a Greek epigrammatist and diplomat who lived between the first centuries BC and AD, he was despatched to Rome as part of the embassies to Julius Caesar and Octavian, was held in high regard by his contemporaries, and divided his life between his home of Mytilene and the centre of the Roman Empire, where he was acquainted with the family of the emperor Augustus. Much of the detail we have to flesh outthis brief account comes from his poems, which, in keeping with the genre, draw extensively on his personal experience and on the events of the day to provide a key source for the circumstances of hislife. They are also eloquent and dynamic in their own right, and as a corpus they cover a wide thematic range: many were inspired by contemporary political or military events or by personal experiences, observations, or contemplation, though they also include several sepulchral epigrams concerning the deaths of persons the

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199565825
• Condition: Fine

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