Asclepiades of Samos: Epigrams and Fragments

by Alexander Sens

Overview

This is the first commentary in English devoted exclusively to the surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, a Hellenistic poet who exerted great influence on the work of his contemporaries and helped shape the genre of literary epigram for many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a new critical text and translation, and a full literary and philological commentary. Alexander Sens's main focus is on the way in which Asclepiades engages with the Greek literary tradition, but attention is also paid to his influence on later writers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199253197
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/30/2010
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Alexander Sens is Joseph Durkin SJ Professor of Classics at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

IntroductionI. Life and worksII. The development of Hellenistic epigramIII. Asclepiades and inscribed epigramIV. Erotic epigram and its generic backgroundV. Narrative voice and genreVI. Asclepiades and his contemporariesVII. Asclepiades at courtVIII. Language and styleIX. MetreX. The transmission of the textTestimoniaSiglaText and Commentary

Editorial Reviews

"Sens has to be congratulated for producing such a fine piece of scholarship. Students and scholars alike will greatly benefit from using this commentary, which will be the standard work for Asclepiades in the years to come."—Christos Tsagalis, Classical World

"Sens's book is a very welcome addition. With its insightful, learned, and sensitive literary treatment of the poems it will become an indispensable tool for those interested in epigram and Hellenistic literature in general."—Lucia Floridi, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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