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A key figure in the development of Western literature, the Greek poet Theocritus of Syracuse, was the inventor of "bucolic" or pastoral poetry in the first half of the third century BC. These vignettes of country life, which center on competitions of song and love are the foundational... Read Full Overview

This is a new annotated translation of the Greek poems of Theocritus of Syracuse (first half of the third century BC), the inventor of 'bucolic' or 'pastoral' poetry, the principal model for Virgil in the Eclogues, and hence a major figure in the literary traditions which antiquity... Read Full Overview

Theocritus lived in the age called Hellenistic, following the conquests of Alexander the Great, which greatly increased the ascendancy of Greek culture. Both his poetry and what we can infer from it about his life display the cosmopolitanism that the widespread empire and its... Read Full Overview

A key figure in the development of Western literature, the Greek poet Theocritus of Syracuse, was the inventor of "bucolic" or pastoral poetry in the first half of the third century BC. These vignettes of country life, which center on competitions of song and love are the foundational... Read Full Overview

These thirty Idylls, written by the Sicilian Theokritos in the third century B.C., present the charms of rustic life in learned, polished verse aimed at a sophisticated audience. A bucolic paradise is seen "through the eyes of city men going to the harvest festival for a holiday,... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview

Theokrit: Idyllen Entstanden im 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Der Text folgt der bersetzung von E. M rike und F. Notter. Vollst ndige Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2014. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Theokritos: Idyllen. In:... Read Full Overview

Diese Hardcover-Ausgabe ist Teil der TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit TREDITION CLASSICS... Read Full Overview

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Die Idyllen des antiken Dichters Theokritos sind eine wundersch ne Sammlung von Gedichten, die sich mit dem l ndlichen Leben und der Natur besch ftigen. Zimmermanns bersetzung bringt uns diese antiken Gedichte in einer modernen deutschen Sprache nahe.

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Les Idylles De Th ocrite, Suivies De Ses Inscriptions... presents a classic collection of ancient Greek pastoral poems by Theocritus, one of the founders of bucolic verse. This edition, published by Didot, offers readers a chance to engage with Theocritus's idyllic... Read Full Overview

The Idylls of Theocritus is a collection of poems written by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus. This particular edition, published in 1906, includes a translation of the poems into English by Andrew Lang. The Idylls are a series of pastoral poems that depict the lives of shepherds... Read Full Overview

The Idylls of Theocritus is a collection of poems written by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus. The poems are set in the idyllic countryside of ancient Greece and depict the daily lives of shepherds, farmers, and fishermen. The themes of the poems include love, nature, and the... Read Full Overview