Hellenistic Poetry (Clarendon Paperbacks) [Paperback]

G. O. Hutchinson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Clarendon Paperbacks | Publication Date: July 12, 1990

This broad study of the Hellenistic poets of the third century B.C. provides a much-needed picture of the poetry of the period while demonstrating its quality and vitality. Hutchinson explores the works of such writers as Theocritus, Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes--developing a general conception of poetry that centers around the poets' handling of tone, level, and form--and offers a fresh analysis of the influence of Hellenistic poetry on the city of Rome.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"All readers will enjoy the author's illuminating analyses of the effects these poets achieved by subtly subverting the conventions that governed classical Greek poetry; scholars will be interested in his revisionist account of the literary society of early Hellenistic Alexandria....An excellent work that has no rival in English. Highly recommended for purchase by all university and college libraries."--Choice

"Despite the enormous interest that Hellenistic verse has excited, both for its own sake and even more for its influence upon the greatest period of Latin poetry, we have until now lacked an up-to-date book combining broad sweep and detailed scholarship....[this is] a remarkable book, full of fresh thought and unparaded learning, from which we all have much to learn."--Richard Jenkyns, Times Higher Education Supplement

About the Author

G. O. Hutchinson is at Exeter College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198147481
• ISBN-13: 978-0198147480
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,014,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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