Greek lyric
David A. Campbell (Editor, Translator)
The four volumes of Greek Lyric contain the surviving fragments of solo song and choral song. This poetry was not preserved in medieval manuscripts and few complete poems remain. Later writers quoted from the poets, but only so much as suited their needs; these book-quotations are supplemented by papyrus texts found in Egypt, most of them badly damaged. The high quality of what remains makes us realize the enormity of our loss. Volume One contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics, and composer of short hymns to the gods. The principal testimonia to their lives and work are given. -- Jacket, vol. 1
Print Book,English, 1982
Harvard University Press ; W. Heinemann, Cambridge, Mass., London, 1982
Loeb classical library, 142, 143, 144, 461, 476
Poetry
5 volumes ; 17 cm.
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v. 1. Sappho and Alcaeus
v. 2. Anacreon, Anacreontea, Choral lyric from Olympus to Alcman
Preface
Introduction: Anacreon, Anacreontea
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Anacreon: Testimonia
Text
Anacreontea
Comparative numeration
Introduction: Choral lyric poetry
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Olympus : Testimonia
Eumelus: Testimonia
Text
Terpander Testimonia
Text
Polymnestus: Testimonia
Alcman: Testimonia
Text
Comparative numeration
Index of authors and sources
General index
v. 3. Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, and others
Introduction
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Arion
Xanthus
Stesichorus
Testimonia
Text
Echembrotus
Sacadas
Ibycus
Testimonia
Text
Apollodorus
Lasus
Testimonia
Text
Tynnichus
Lamprus
Pratinas
Testimonia
Text
Cydias
Simonides
Testimonia
Text
Comparative numeration
Indexes
v. 4. Bacchylides, Corinna, and others
Introduction
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Myrtis
Corinna
Testimonia
Text
Telesilla
Testimonia
Text
Timocreon
Testimonia
Text
Charixena
Bacchylides
Testimonia
Victory-odes
Dithyrambs
Fragments
Lmprocles
Testimonia
Text
Cedeides
Sophocles
Diagoras
Testimonia
Text
Ion of Chios
Testimonia
Text
Praxilla
Testimonia
Text
Euripides
Comparative numeration
Indexes
v. 5. The new school of poetry and anonymous songs and hymns
Introduction
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Melanippides
Testimonia
Text
Pronomus
Licymnius
Testimonia
Text
Phrynis
Timotheus
Testimonia
Text
Telestes
Testimonia
Text
Ariphron
Philoxenus of Cythera
Testimonia
Text
Philoxenus of Leucas
Testimonia
Text
Polyidus
Testimonia
Text
Cleomenes
Lamynthius
Oeniades
Stesichorus II
Aristotle
Testimonia
Text
Lycophronides
Castorion
Hermolochus
Folk songs
Scolia (drinking songs)
Anonymous fragments
Comparative numeration
Indexes
Text in Greek with translation in English
Text in Greek with translation in English
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