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Greek Elegiac Poetry by Douglas E. Gerber (Edited and Translated by); Mimnermus; Solon
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Category: Poetry | Series: Loeb Classical Library
The Greek poetry of the archaic period that we call elegy was composed primarily for banquets and convivial gatherings. Its subject matter consists of almost any topic, excluding only the scurrilous and obscene. Douglas Gerber provides a translation of the fragments and significant testimonia that have ...Show more
Greek Iambic Poetry - From the Seventh to Fifth Centuries B. C. - Archilochus, Semonides, Hipponax, and Others by Douglas E. Gerber (Edited and Translated by); Archilochus; Hipponax; Semonides
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Category: Poetry | Series: Loeb Classical Library
The poetry of the archaic period that the Greeks called iambic is characterized by scornful criticism of friend and foe and by sexual license. The purpose of these poems is unclear, but they seem to have some connection with cult songs used in religious festivals--for example, those honoring Dionysus an ...Show more
Greek Lyric - The New School of Poetry and Anonymous Songs and Hymns by David A. Campbell (Edited and Translated by)
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Category: Poetry | Series: Loeb Classical Library
Towards the end of the fifth century BCE Aristophanes and the other writers of comedy used contemporary poets and musicians as targets for their jokes, making fun of their innovations in language and music. The dithyrambs of Melanippides, Cinesias, Phrynis, Timotheus, and Philoxenus are remarkable examp ...Show more
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