Sappho and Alcaeus. An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Lesbian Poetry. - PAGE, D.,
KORTE INHOUD
Page's book on Sappho and Alcaeus is a companion to 'Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta', and it is advisable that those who read Page's book should have P.L.F. at their elbow for reference; thanks however, to the full concordances which Page provides in his first index, readers should be able to follow his arguments fairly well if they have access to Diehl and Bergk. Part i is devoted to Sappho (pp.3-146), and is divided into two sections. The first (3-109) deals with twelve poems, covering practically all the poems by Sappho of which it is possible to gain any coherent idea. Each of these poems is dealt with in the same way: first the text is set out (...), and then we have a translation, a commentary on points of detail, and a more general interpretation (...). These detailed studies are followed by a second section (110-146) on 'The contents and Character of Sappho's Poetry', in which Page discusses such matters as the number of books intro which the Alexandrian edition of Sappho's works was divided and the di...
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Oxford, 1955. IX,340p. Cloth wrps. Wrps bit worn. Pencil annotation from WGA on p.301. With initials from Prof. W.G. Arnott on free endpaper. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: PAGE, D.,] [Uitgever: Clarendon Press] [Jaar: 1955] [Titel: Sappho and Alcaeus. An Introduction to the Study of Ancient Lesbian Poetry.]
