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Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309)

Contributor(s): Acosta-Hughes, Benjamin (Editor), Kosmetatou, Elizabeth (Editor), Baumbach, Manuel (Editor), Bing, Peter (Contribution by), Dignas, Beate (Contribution by), Fantuzzi, Marco (Contribution by), Gutzwiller, Kathryn (Contribution by), Hoffman, Gail (Contribution by), Hunter, Richard L (Contribution by), Obbink, Dirk (Contribution by), Papalexandrou, Nassos (Contribution by), Schur, David (Contribution by), Sens, Alexander (Contribution by), Williams, Gareth (Contribution by), Smith, Martyn (Contribution by), Stephens, Susan (Contribution by), Thomas, Richard F (Contribution by), Trampedach, Kai (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780674011052

Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Pub Date: April 15, 2004

Dewey: 888.0102

LCCN: 2003018580

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Concordance, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 8.92" L x 5.54" W ( 1.07 lbs) 377 pages

Series: Hellenic Studies

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Description: This colloquium volume celebrates a new Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century B.C.E. poet Posidippus, one of the most significant literary finds in recent memory. Included in this collection are an unusual variety of voices and perspectives: papyrological, art historical, archaeological, historical, literary, and aesthetic.

Brief description: Benjamin Acosta-Hughes is Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin at the Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan.

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