The emergence of the lyric canon / Theodora A. Hadjimichael.

The Hellenistic period was an era of literary canons, of privileged texts and collections. One of the most stable of these consisted of the nine (rarely ten) lyric poets: whether the selection was based on poetic quality, popularity, or the availability of texts in the Library of Alexandria, the Lyr...

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Main Author: Hadjimichael, Theodora A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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