num_pages: 304
description: An anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries B.C. the so-called Hellenistic period. Hopkinson makes available to undergraduates a selection of texts that are not easily accessible elsewhere. The volume contains a wide and representative range of poetry including hymns didactic verse pastoral poetry epigrams and epics. An introduction sets the poetry in its cultural and historical background and a full commentary elucidates problems of the language and reference in the texts.
language: English
title: A Hellenistic Anthology
publisher: Cambridge University Press