Ancient Greek Lyrics [Paperback]

Ancient Greek Lyrics collects Willis Barnstone's elegant translations of Greek lyric poetryincluding the most complete Sappho in English, newly translated. This volume includes a representative sampling of all the significant poets, from Archilochos, in the 7th century BCE, through Pindar and the other great singers of the classical age, down to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. William E. McCulloh's introduction illuminates the forms and development of the Greek lyric while Barnstone provides a brief biographical and literary sketch for each poet and adds a substantial introduction to Sapphorevised for this editioncomplete with notes and sources. A glossary and updated bibliography are included.

There have been many translations of Sappho's work by gifted and well-meaning writers. . . . None quite connects the shards and fragments with the same satisfying verve and flair as Willis Barnstone. Barnstone is one of the greatest translators of literary expression from a foreign language into English.

Preface on Vagabond Songsters
Acknowledgments
Introduction by William E. McCulloh
A Note on Selections, Texts, and Translation by Willis Barnstone

THE GREEK PERIOD
Archilochos
Kallinos
Tyrtaios
Semonides
Terpandros
Alkman
Alkaios
Sappho
Solon
Mimnermos
Phokylides
Asios
Stesichoros
Ibykos
Hipponax
Anakreon
Xenophanes
Simonides
Lasos
Theognis
Apollodoros
Hipparchos
Korinna
Telesilla
Timokreon
Lamprokles
Pindaros (Pindar)
Bakchylides
Praxilla
Parrhasios
Hippon
Melanippides
Timotheos
Platon (Plato)
THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
Diphilos
Anyte
Kallimachos
Theokritos
Leonidas of Tarentum
Asklepiades
Mnasalkas
Theodoridas
Moschos
Ariston
Meleagros
Bion
THE ROMAN PERIOD
Philodemos the Epicurean
Diodoros
Antipatros of Thessaloniki
Marcus Argentarius
Rufinus
Apollonides
Parmenion
NikarchlCk