Greek lyric /
The five volumes in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Greek Lyric contain the surviving fragments of solo and choral song. This poetry was not preserved in medieval manuscripts, and few complete poems remain. Later writers quoted from the poets, but only so much as suited their needs; these quot...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
2014
Cambridge, MA : 2014 |
| Series: | Loeb Classical Library ;
142-144, 461, 476 Loeb classical library ; 142-144, 461, 476 |
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| Summary: | The five volumes in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Greek Lyric contain the surviving fragments of solo and choral song. This poetry was not preserved in medieval manuscripts, and few complete poems remain. Later writers quoted from the poets, but only so much as suited their needs; these quotations are supplemented by papyrus texts found in Egypt, most of them badly damaged. The high quality of what remains makes us realize the enormity of our loss |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource Also available in print |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies and indexes |
| Access: | Restricted for use by site license |