The Scroll and the Marble: Studies in Reading and Reception in Hellenistic Poetry

by Peter Bing

"One of the most prominent figures in American Hellenistic poetry scholarship, Peter Bing has long served as a model for acute criticism and careful reading. He has a marvelous ability to make readers rethink their preconceptions; his work is always beautifully argued and documented and his writing style is a pleasure to engage with."
---Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Ohio State University

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472116320
• ISBN13: 9780472116324
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"