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Greek Lyric Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)
9780199540396, 019954039X

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Table of contents :
Cover
Half-Title Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
Introduction
Note on the Numeration of Fragments
Bibliographical Note
Seventh Century
Archilochus
Semonides
Callinus
Eumelus
Tyrtaeus
Mimnermus
Seventh to Sixth Century
Alcman
Sappho
Alcaeus or Sappho
Alcaeus
Theognis
Solon
Attributed to Homer: Margites
Aristoxenus
Sixth Century
Stesichorus
lbycus
Anacreon
Lasus
Asius
Demodocus
Pythermus
Ananius
Hipponax
Sixth to Fifth Century
Anonymous Theognidea
Xenophanes
Simonides
Susarion
Apollodorus
Cydias
Pratinas
Anonymous Party Songs
Fifth Century
Telesilla
Timocreon
Euenus
Lamprocles
Attributed to Terpander
Praxilla
Anonymous Fragments (Various Dates)
Iambic Fragments
Elegiac Fragments
Melic Fragments
Work Songs
Play Songs
Ritual Songs
Explanatory Notes
Index of Poets

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OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS

GREEK LYRIC POETRY M. L. WEST was formerly Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London, and is now a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.

OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS

For over Ioo years Oxford World's Classics have brought readers closer to the world's great literature. Now with over 700 titles-from the 4,000-year-old myths of Mesopotamia to the twentieth century's greatest novels-the series makes available lesser-known as well as celebrated writing. The pocket-sized hardbacks of the early years contained introductions by Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, and other literary figures which enriched the experience of reading. Today the series is recognized for its fine scholarship and reliability in texts that span world literature, drama and poetry, religion, philosophy and politics. Each edition includes perceptive commentary and essential background information to meet the changing needs of readers.

OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS

Greek Lyric Poetry The poems and fragments of the Greek iambic, elegiac, and melic poets (excluding Pindar and Bacchylides) down to 450 BC

Translated with an Introduction and Notes by

M. L. WEST

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