Idylls / Theocritus ; translated by Anthony Verity ; with an introduction and explanatory notes by Richard Hunter.

"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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theocritus
Other Authors: Verity, Anthony, Hunter, R. L. (Richard L.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Uniform Title:Idylls.