Simonides: Epigrams and Elegies: Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

by David Sider

Simonides of Ceos, one of the nine lyric poets enshrined in what is conventionally thought of as the Hellenistic Lyric Canon, is a relatively mysterious figure despite his renown in the classical world. Few historical and biographical facts about him have survived, and only fragments of his non-epigrammatic poetry.

This volume is intended to complement Orlando Poltera's full-scale text and commentary on Simonides' lyrics (Schwabe, 2008), offering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198850794
• ISBN13: 9780198850793
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"