Theocritus. Moschus. Bion

Theocritus. Moschus. Bion

Author: Theocritus

Publisher: Loeb Classical Library

Published: 2015-01-05

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 9780674996441

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Theocritus (early third century BCE) was the inventor of the bucolic genre, also known as pastoral. The present edition of his work, along with that of his successors Moschus (fl. mid-second century BCE) and Bion (fl. around 100 BCE), replaces the earlier Loeb Classical Library volume of Greek Bucolic Poets by J. M. Edmonds (1912).


The Greek Bucolic Poets

The Greek Bucolic Poets

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1107480345

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Originally published in 1953, this book provides a series of English translations from ancient Greek bucolic poetry by Theocritus, Moschus and Bion. A detailed introduction is included, with information on each of the poets. Textual notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek literature, literary criticism and bucolic poetry.


The Greek Bucolic Poets

The Greek Bucolic Poets

Author: Theocritus

Publisher:

Published: 1912

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13:

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MOSCHUS of Syracuse, 2nd century B.C., came next. As a 'grammarian' he wrote a (lost) work on Rhodian dialect. Though he was classed as bucolic, his extant poetry (mainly 'Runaway Love' and the story of 'Europa') is not really pastoral, the 'Lament for Bion' not being Moschus's work. 'Megara' may be Theocritus; but 'The Dead Adonis' is much later. BION of Phlossa near Smyrna lived in Sicily, probably late 2nd and early 1st century B.C. Most of the extant poems are not really bucolic, but 'Lament for Adonis' is floridly brilliant. 'Myrson and Lycidas' is probably not by Bion. The so-called Pattern-Poems, included in the 'bucolic' tradition, are found also in the Greek Anthology.


Brill's Companion to Theocritus

Brill's Companion to Theocritus

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-16

Total Pages: 852

ISBN-13: 9004466711

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Brill's Companion to Theocritus offers an up-to-date guide to a thorough understanding of Theocritus’ literary output. Exploring his corpus from a variety of novel perspectives, it presents a detailed account of the intricacy of Theocritus’ poetic art.


Theocritus: A Selection

Theocritus: A Selection

Author: Theocritus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-02-04

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521574204

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This is the first full-scale commentary on poems by Theocritus since Gow's edition of 1950, and the first to exploit the recent revolution in the study of Hellenistic and Roman poetry; the poems included in this volume (Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13) are principally the bucolic poems which, through their influence on Virgil, established the Western pastoral tradition. The focus of the commentary is literary - both on how Theocritus exploited the classical heritage for a new type of poetry, and on what that poetry meant in the third century BC. The commentary, together with the introductory essays to each poem, makes a major contribution to the understanding of this extraordinary poetic form. The Introduction explores the meaning of 'bucolic', the presentation of a stylised countryside, the importance of eros in the bucolic world, and Theocritus' verbal and metrical style.


Hellenistic Collection

Hellenistic Collection

Author: Philētas

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13: 9780674996366

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A miscellany of rare Hellenistic prose and poetry.


Hellenistic Poetry

Hellenistic Poetry

Author: Barbara Hughes Fowler

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780299125349

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An accomplished poet and classical scholar, Barbara Hughes Fowler brings Hellenistic poetry to life for the contemporary reader. Her selections engage us with the full range of Hellenistic poetic genres, styles, themes, and moods. The anthology includes Fowler's new translation of the entire Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, and eight of Theocritus' Idylls, including the beautiful, sensuous description of late summer in Idyll VII and the shrewdly comical description of two young matrons venturing into the noisy streets of Alexandria in Idyll XV. There are translations of four hymns of Callimachus, as well as poems by Aratus, Bion, Herodas, Moschus, Pseudo-Moschus, and a substantial selection from the Greek Anthology. An ideal companion to her recently published book, The Hellenistic Aesthetic, Barbara Fowler's Hellenistic Poetry is both a major contribution to classical studies and an invitation to all interested readers to discover the beauty and richness of Hellenistic poetry.