Greek iambic poetry
Subtitle: from the seventh to the fifth centuries BC
By: edited and translated by Douglas E. Gerber.
Contributors: Gerber, Douglas E.
Series: The Loeb classical library ;; 259
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 551
Subjects: Iambic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English.
Description: The poetry of the archaic period that the Greeks called iambic is characterized by scornful criticism of friend and foe and by sexual license. The purpose of these poems is unclear, but they seem to have some connection with cult songs used in religious festivals - for example, those honoring Dionysus and Demeter. In this completely new Loeb Classical Library edition of early Greek iambic poetry, Douglas E.

Gerber provides a faithful and fully annotated translation of the fragments that have come down to us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-12).