Greek Lyric Poetry [Paperback]

This edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric (omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. First published in 1967 in the 'red Macmillan' series, it was reprinted by BCP in 1982 with addenda to the bibliography and an appendix reproducing a text of three substantial 'new' papyrus fragments by Archilochus, Stesichorus and Alcaeus. The extensive commentary gives assistance with matters of dialect and language, Homeric and Hesiodic comparisons, interpretation, content and metre. The book serves as an introduction to the poetics of the Greek archaic period - from the mid-seventh to the early fifth century BC - the 'bridge' between Homeric epic and Attic tragedy.

David A. Campbellis Emeritus Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Preface
Introduction
Abbreviations
Archilochus
Cal linus
Tyrtaeus
Semonides
Alcman
Mimnermus
Solon
Stesichorus
Sappho
Alcaeus
Ibycus
Anacreon
Xenophanes
Phocylides
Demodocus
Theognis
Hipponax
Simon ides
Pratinas
Timocreon
Corinna
Bacchylides
Praxilla
Carmina popularia
Scolia
Appendix on Metre
Index

This
edition provides a full and representative selection of all early Greek lyric
(omitting Pindar, who requires his own volume), elegiac and iambic poetry. The extensive commentary gives assistance with matters of
dialect and language, Homeric and Hesiodic comparisons, interpretation,
content and metre