Swans and Amber Some Early Greek lyrics
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Signed by Editor; Slight wear only ; A tight solid book. Signed in pencil on blank page facing half title by Earle Birney, famed western Canadian poet and novelist ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7...
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Signed by Editor; Slight wear only ; A tight solid book. Signed in pencil on blank page facing half title by Earle Birney, famed western Canadian poet and novelist ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7" - 8" tall; 193 pages; Some Early Greek lyrics, freely translated and adapted by Thompson. "For what I say, my naughty way/All the boys must love me./Every ditty is so witty/Nobody stands above me. Anacreon of Teos, 563-478 B.C. From papyrus rolls, copied and recycled through the centuries, hundreds of short extracts written by Greek poets in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. survive. This lovely collection, translated into English by a leading classicist, presents a selection of ca. 100 poems by 17 authors with useful historical introductions."
Product Info
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 1948
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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