Hellenistic Poetry

By G.O. Hutchinson

Book Overview

This broad study of the Hellenistic poets of the 3rd century B.C. provides a much needed picture of the poetry of the period while demonstrating its quality and vitality. Hutchinson explores the work of such writers as Theocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes--developing a general conception of poetry that centers around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form--and offers a fresh analysis of the influence of Hellenistic poetry on that of Rome.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198140401
• ISBN13: 9780198140405
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.1" x 5.8"