Musaeus' Hero and Leander: Introduction, Greek Text, Translation and Commentary

ISBN-13: 9780815353249 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 124 str.

Silvia Montiglio

Opis

This book offers a new English translation of Musaeus' poem Hero and Leander, with the original Greek on the facing page, a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary.

Recenzje

"...As a very good start for understanding this poem in the original language and for interpreting it in its context, I recommend this publication to any scholar interested in Musaeus; it is certainly worth having it in your private library." - The Classical Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Text and translation  3. Commentary 

O autorze

Silvia Montiglio is Gildersleeve Professor in Classics at Johns Hopkins University, USA. She is the author of Silence in the Land of Logos (2000), Wandering in Ancient Greek Culture (2005), From Villain to Hero: Odysseus in Ancient Thought (2011), Love and Providence: Recognition in the Ancient Novel (2013), The Spell of Hypnos: Sleep and Sleeplessness in Greek Literature (2016), and The Myth of Hero and Leander: The History and the Reception of an Enduring Greek Legend (2018).