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Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC were concerned with the needs both to mark their continuity with the classical past and to demonstrate their independence from it. In this revised and expanded translation of Muse e modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto, Greek poetry of the third and second centuries BC and its reception and influence at Rome are explored, allowing both sides of this literary practice to be appreciated. Genres as diverse as epic and epigram are considered from a historical perspective, in the full range of their deep-level structures, shedding brilliant new light on the poetry and its influence at Rome. Some of the most famous poetry of the age such as Callimachus' Aitia and Apollonius' Argonautica is examined. In addition, full attention is paid to the poetry of encomium, in particular the newly published epigrams of Posidippus, and Hellenistic literary criticism, notably Philodemus.
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- Author/s Fantuzzi, Marco / Hunter, Richard
- ISBN13 9780521835114
- ISBN10 0521835119
- Pages 511
- Published 2005
Tradition and innovation in hellenistic poetry
- Author Marco Fantuzzi , Richard Hunter
- Publisher CAMBRIDGE U.P
- ISBN 9780521835114
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