| 7 Greeks Contributor(s): Davenport, Guy (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811212882 ISBN-13: 9780811212885 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: June 1995 Click for more in this series: New Directions Paperbook; 799 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 881.010 |
| LCCN: 95-4227 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook; 799 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.22" W x 7.98" L (0.59 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/24/1995 pg. 66 Library Journal 07/01/1995 pg. 85 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is a colorful variety pf works by seven Greek poets and philosophers who lived from the eighth to the third centuries BC. Salvaged from shattered pottery vases and tattered scrolls of papyrus, everything decipherable from the remains of these ancient authors is assembled here. From early to later, the collection contains: Archilochos; Sappho; Alkman; Anakreon; the philosophers Herakleitos and Diogenes; and Herondas. This composite of fragments translated by Guy Davenport is the most complete collection of its kind ever to appear in one volume. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davenport, Guy: - As Bruce Bawer wrote in Bookforum, "the late Guy Davenport (1927-2005) left behind an oeuvre that is one long lesson in the history of civilization, and to read any part of it--story, essay, or translation--is to be enthralled by his unflagging intellectual energy and engagement." His books include The Geography of the Imagination, The Death of Picasso, Herakleitos and Diogenes, A Table of Green Fields, The Cardiff Team, DaVinci's Bicycle, and many more. |
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