Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic World

by Simon Hornblower

This volume takes as its subject one of the most important Greek poems of the Hellenistic period: the Alexandra attributed to Lykophron, probably written in about 190 BC. At 1474 lines and with a riddling narrative and a preponderance of unusual vocabulary it is a notoriously challenging prospect for scholars, but it also sheds crucial light on Greek religion (in particular the role of women) and on foundation myths and myths of colonial identity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198723687
• ISBN13: 9780198723684
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"