{"product_id":"poetic-garlands-hellenistic-epigrams-in-context-volume-28-hardcover","title":"Poetic Garlands: Hellenistic Epigrams in Context Volume 28 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn J. Gutzwiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpigrams, the briefest of Greek poetic forms, had a strong appeal for readers of the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.). One of the most characteristic literary forms of the era, the epigram, unlike any other ancient or classical form of poetry, was not only composed for public recitation but was also collected in books intended for private reading. Brief and concise, concerned with the personal and the particular, the epigram emerged in the Hellenistic period as a sophisticated literary form that evinces the period's aesthetic preference for the miniature, the intricate, and the fragmented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathryn Gutzwiller offers the first full-length literary study of these important poems by studying the epigrams within the context of the poetry books in which they were originally collected. Drawing upon ancient sources as well as recent papyrological discoveries, Gutzwiller reconstructs the nature of Hellenistic epigram books and interprets individual poems as if they remained part of their original collections. This approach results in illuminating and original readings of many major poets, and demonstrates that individual epigrammatists were differentiated by gender, ethnicity, class status, and philosophical views. In an important final chapter, Gutzwiller reconstructs much of the poetic structure of Meleager's \u003ci\u003eGarland\u003c\/i\u003e, an ancient anthology of Hellenistic epigrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetic Garlands\u003c\/i\u003e is an extremely important and learned contribution to the scholarship on the early Hellenistic epigram, one which will not be surpassed for a long time.--David Sider, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Epigrams of Philodemos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy recreating, through scholarly accuracy and literary acuity, the original books and \u003ci\u003eGarland\u003c\/i\u003e of Hellenistic readers, Kathryn Gutzwiller enriches our reading of epigrams. . . . A highly original and stimulating book, I read it in amazement and delight. . . . . Gutzwiller's writing is a pleasure to read.--Diane Rayor, author of \u003ci\u003eSappho's Lyre: Archaic Greek and Women Poets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetic Garlands\u003c\/i\u003e is an extremely important and learned contribution to the scholarship on the early Hellenistic epigram, one which will not be surpassed for a long time.--David Sider, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Epigrams of Philodemos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By recreating, through scholarly accuracy and literary acuity, the original books and \u003ci\u003eGarland\u003c\/i\u003e of Hellenistic readers, Kathryn Gutzwiller enriches our reading of epigrams. . . . A highly original and stimulating book, I read it in amazement and delight. . . . . Gutzwiller's writing is a pleasure to read.\"--Diane Rayor, author of \u003ci\u003eSappho's Lyre: Archaic Greek and Women Poets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn J. Gutzwiller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudies in the Hellenistic Epyllion\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003eTheocritus' Pastoral Analogies: The Formation of a Genre\u003c\/i\u003e (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453384442034,"sku":"9780520208575","price":124.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bebb9d409afdc66dd89a06384b237f7a.webp?v=1778829160","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/poetic-garlands-hellenistic-epigrams-in-context-volume-28-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}