The idylls of Theocritus

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"This is a new annotated translation of the Greek poems of Theocritus of Syracuse (first half of the third century B.C.), the inventor of 'bucolic' or 'pastoral' poetry, the principal model for Virgil in the Eclogues, and hence a major figure in the literary traditions which antiquity bequeathed to Western literature. Although it is the pastoral poems for which he is best known, Theocritus' oeuvre also includes hymns to the gods, brilliant mime depictions of everyday life, and encomia of the great, such as Ptolemy Philadelphus. Theocritus is our best witness to the rich variety of poetic forms which flourished in the Hellenistic age."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Translations into Spanish,  Translations into English,  Translations into Latin,  Hellenistic Greek poetry,  Poetry,  Greek Epigrams,  Translations into Italian,  Greek poetry,  English poetry,  Translations from Greek,  Greek Pastoral poetry,  Country life,  Translations into French,  Translations into German,  Translations into Catalan,  City and town life,  Greek language materials,  Poor,  Domestic Economic assistance,  Public welfare,  Pastoral poetry,  Greek poetry, translations into english,  Public welfare, united states,  Poetry (poetic works by one author)

People: Theocritus

Places: Alexandria (Egypt),  Mediterranean Region