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Bacchylides : A Selection (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
Bacchylides A Selection - Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Author: Bacchylides
Like his contemporary Pindar, Baccylides (c. 520-450 BC) composed songs of praise for princes and victorious athletes and songs for choral performances at religious festivals. Although lost in Late Antiquity, many of them have been recovered from papyri found in Egypt. Their clear formal structure and vivid narrative make them more easily access...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521590365
ISBN-10: 0521590361
Publication Date: 7/26/2004
Pages: 292
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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