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Thompson, Dorothy Burr

SWANS AND AMBER Some Early Greek Lyrics Freely Translated and Adapted Very Good with no dust jacket

University of Toronto Press, 1948

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Year of publication
1948
Author
Thompson, Dorothy Burr
Publishers
University of Toronto Press
Keyword
Greek Literature Classical Greek & Roman
Cover description
Very Good with no dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover

Description

Top corner bumped. Minor shelfwear. Former owner's name to ffep. ; English translations of Greek Lyric poems. ; 193 pages; <DIV><DIV>For what I say, my naughty way/All the boys must love me./Every ditty is so witty/Nobody stands above me. Anacreon of Teos, 563-478 B.C. <BR><BR>From papyrus rolls, copied and recycled through the centuries, hundreds of short extracts written by Greek poets in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. survive. This lovely collection, translated into English by a leading classicist, presents a selection of ca. 100 poems by 17 authors with useful historical introductions.</DIV></div>