Poetry and Its Public in Ancient Greece: From Homer to the Fifth Century by Gentili, Bruno - 1990

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990-02-01. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1990. 384pp. Translated, with introduction by A. Thomas Cole. Photos on request.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. Used - Very Good. 1990. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good.

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0801840198 . Light yellowing to wraps. Rear wrap corner and spine creased. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [née Ward]). ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good+. 1990. Softcover. 0801840198 . Light yellowing to wraps. Minor shelfwear. Scholars' name to ffep (Mark Golden). ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0801840198 . Light yellowing to wraps. Minor shelfwear. ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good+. 1990. Softcover. 0801840198 . Light bump to bottom of spine. ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good+. 1990. Softcover. 0801840198 . Light scuffing to wraps. Minor shelfwear. ; This superb and fascinating book insists upon trying to place the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, Archilochus, and others within its social and ritual contexts: oral performance, patron/poet relationship, and religious or communal function. Considering the evidence, such efforts must at times rely upon inspiration, but the close textual readings of individual poems, judicious use of anthropological method, and inclusion of many of the recently discovered fragments creates a vivid picture. ; 0.97 x 8.94 x 6.08 Inches; 408 pages .

Baltimore:: Johns Hopkins University Press,. Near Fine. 1990. Paperback. 0801840198 . Translated from the Italian, with an introduction, by A. Thomas Cole. First edition thus (paperback). Near fine in illustrated wraps. .