{"product_id":"theocritus-a-selection-idylls-1-3-4-6-7-10-11-and-13-paperback-9780521574204","title":"Theocritus: A Selection; Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13 (Paperback) 9780521574204","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheocritus: A Selection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIdylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eText of eight poems by the third-century BC Greek poet Theocritus with introduction and substantial commentary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTheocritus (Author), Richard L. Hunter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521574204, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 February 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.335 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'… splendid volume … this is a stimulating and learned volume, which will do much to encourage all areas of Theocritean studies.' Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first full-scale commentary on poems by Theocritus since Gow's edition of 1950, and the first to exploit the recent revolution in the study of Hellenistic and Roman poetry; the poems included in this volume (Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13) are principally the bucolic poems which, through their influence on Virgil, established the Western pastoral tradition. The focus of the commentary is literary - both on how Theocritus exploited the classical heritage for a new type of poetry, and on what that poetry meant in the third century BC. The commentary, together with the introductory essays to each poem, makes a major contribution to the understanding of this extraordinary poetic form. The Introduction explores the meaning of 'bucolic', the presentation of a stylised countryside, the importance of eros in the bucolic world, and Theocritus' verbal and metrical style.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Theocritus\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bucolic poetry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Loci amoeni\u003cbr\u003e 4. Metre\u003cbr\u003e 5. Language\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transmission\u003cbr\u003e Theocritus, a selection\u003cbr\u003e  Commentary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001507926296,"sku":"9780521574204","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521574204i_ddeba644-33fa-43bf-8356-1142314bf291.jpg?v=1691369939","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theocritus-a-selection-idylls-1-3-4-6-7-10-11-and-13-paperback-9780521574204","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}