G.O. Hutchinson
Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), 1997 (reprint of 1988 edition).
cloth, dj. 374 pp.
Book Number 18688
The work of the Hellenistic poets in the 3rd century BC has not only an important place in Greek literature, but also a particular significance for Latin poetry. In this study Hutchinson provides a much needed literary, rather than technical, treatment of the poetry of Theocritus, Callimarchus, Apollonius, Aratus, Herodas, Lycophron and Asclepiades. He explores the work of individual poets in turn, while developing a general conception of the poetry as a whole. The book concludes with a fresh approach to the influence of the Hellenistic poets in Rome. All quotations in Greek and Latin have been translated by the author.