ISBN10: 1852243422, ISBN13: 9781852243425, [publisher: Bloodaxe Books] Softcover Buy for Great customer experience
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

Bloodaxe Books 1996 Annotated. Trade paperback New 1996. annotated edition. Paperback. Translator(s): Balmer, Josephine. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 1852243422, ISBN13: 9781852243425, [publisher: Bloodaxe Books] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'Their songs delight the gods. and mortals too for all time'Fragmented and forgotten, the women poets of ancient Greece and Rome have long been overlooked by translators and scholars. Yet to Antipater of Thessalonica, writing in the first century AD, these were the 'earthly Muses' whose poetic skills rivalled those of their heavenly namesakes.Today only a fraction of their work survives - lyrical, witty, often innovative, and always moving - offering surprising insights into the closed world of women in antiquity, from childhood friendships through love affairs and marriage to motherhood and bereavement.Josephine Balmer's translations breathe new life into long-lost works by over a dozen poets from early Greece to the late Roman empire, including Sappho, Corinna, Erinna and Sulpicia, as well as inscriptions, folk-songs and even graffiti. Each poet is introduced by a brief bibliographical note, and where necessary her poems are annotated to guide readers through unfamiliar mythological or historical references.In an illuminating introduction, Josephine Balmer examines the nature of women's poetry in antiquity, as well as the problems (and pleasures) of translating such fragmentary works. Classical Women Poets is a complete collection for anyone interested in women's literature, the ancient ...
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Bloodaxe Books Ltd 1996 Annotated. Softcover New Annotated edition. 158 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

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Bloodaxe Books, Date: 1996-03-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. Bloodaxe Books ISBN 1852243422 9781852243425 [US]