{"product_id":"ancient-greek-lyrics-paperback-softback-9780253221216","title":"Ancient Greek Lyrics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253221216","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient Greek Lyrics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWillis Barnstone (Translated by), William E. McCulloh (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253221216\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 6 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 13.3 x 2 cm, 0.535 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Armed with this book a teacher can more readily convince the Greekless that Greek lyric poetry was one of the supreme achievements of literary history.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Classical Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Letters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With the work of more than seventy poets from the Greek, Hellenistic, Byzantine, and Roman periods, the distinguished translator Willis Barnstone offers us a very rich selection. ...William E. McCulloh's fine introduction traces the development of the Greek lyric, while Barnstone's notes on the poets provide valuable contexts. It is hard to conceive of a more satisfying anthology than this . . . .Jan.\/Feb. 2010\"—Peter Skinner, \u003ci\u003eForeWord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Lyrics\u003c\/i\u003e collects Willis Barnstone's elegant translations of Greek lyric poetry—including 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 Sappho—revised for this edition—complete with notes and sources. A glossary and updated bibliography are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface on Vagabond Songsters\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by William E. McCulloh\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Selections, Texts, and Translation by Willis Barnstone\u003cbr\u003e THE GREEK PERIOD\u003cbr\u003e Archilochos\u003cbr\u003e Kallinos\u003cbr\u003e Tyrtaios\u003cbr\u003e Semonides\u003cbr\u003e Terpandros\u003cbr\u003e Alkman\u003cbr\u003e Alkaios\u003cbr\u003e Sappho\u003cbr\u003e Solon\u003cbr\u003e Mimnermos\u003cbr\u003e Phokylides\u003cbr\u003e Asios\u003cbr\u003e Stesichoros\u003cbr\u003e Ibykos\u003cbr\u003e Hipponax\u003cbr\u003e Anakreon\u003cbr\u003e Xenophanes\u003cbr\u003e Simonides\u003cbr\u003e Lasos\u003cbr\u003e Theognis\u003cbr\u003e Apollodoros\u003cbr\u003e Hipparchos\u003cbr\u003e Korinna\u003cbr\u003e Telesilla\u003cbr\u003e Timokreon\u003cbr\u003e Lamprokles\u003cbr\u003e Pindaros (Pindar)\u003cbr\u003e Bakchylides\u003cbr\u003e Praxilla\u003cbr\u003e Parrhasios\u003cbr\u003e Hippon\u003cbr\u003e Melanippides\u003cbr\u003e Timotheos\u003cbr\u003e Platon (Plato)\u003cbr\u003e THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD\u003cbr\u003e Diphilos\u003cbr\u003e Anyte\u003cbr\u003e Kallimachos\u003cbr\u003e Theokritos\u003cbr\u003e Leonidas of Tarentum\u003cbr\u003e Asklepiades\u003cbr\u003e Mnasalkas\u003cbr\u003e Theodoridas\u003cbr\u003e Moschos\u003cbr\u003e Ariston\u003cbr\u003e Meleagros\u003cbr\u003e Bion\u003cbr\u003e THE ROMAN PERIOD\u003cbr\u003e Philodemos the Epicurean\u003cbr\u003e Diodoros\u003cbr\u003e Antipatros of Thessaloniki\u003cbr\u003e Marcus Argentarius\u003cbr\u003e Rufinus\u003cbr\u003e Apollonides\u003cbr\u003e Parmenion\u003cbr\u003e Nikarchos\u003cbr\u003e Lucillius\u003cbr\u003e Leonidas of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e Traianus (The Emperor Trajan)\u003cbr\u003e Ammianus\u003cbr\u003e Loukianos (Lucian)\u003cbr\u003e Dionysius Sophistes\u003cbr\u003e Julianus (Julian the Apostate)\u003cbr\u003e Aisopos\u003cbr\u003e THE BYZANTINE PERIOD\u003cbr\u003e Palladas\u003cbr\u003e Julianus (Julian the Prefect of Egypt)\u003cbr\u003e Paulus Silentiarius\u003cbr\u003e Agathias Scholastikos\u003cbr\u003e Damaskios\u003cbr\u003e Julianus (Julian Antecessor)\u003cbr\u003e AUTHORS AND ANONYMOUS WORKS OF INDEFINITE PERIOD\u003cbr\u003e Glykon\u003cbr\u003e Kallikteros\u003cbr\u003e Ammonides\u003cbr\u003e Diophanes of Myrina\u003cbr\u003e The Anakreonteia\u003cbr\u003e Miscellaneous\u003cbr\u003e Folksongs\u003cbr\u003e SAPPHO\u003cbr\u003e Sappho: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Testimonia\u003cbr\u003e Sources and Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525936509208,"sku":"9780253221216","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-greek-lyrics-paperback-softback-9780253221216","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}