Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon, Vol. 1
Of all the Greek epigrammatists, Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon perhaps most faithfully represent the Hellenistic society's reaction to a rapidly changing world - its introverted individualism. Their epigrams, distinguished by conciseness and range of themes, express the ephemeral nature of happiness and the inevitability of death. These epigrams - with their brief scope, intriguing subject matter, rhetorical flourishes, and intricately embroidered thematic variation - offer an enjoyable...
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This text for undergraduate students presents a collection of the epigrams of Dioscorides and Antipater of Sidon in Greek with annotations in English. The epigrams are arranged by subject matter. Clack's (classics, Duquesne U.) introduction discusses the form of the epigram and provides some background information on the poets and Hellenistic society. The volume also contains an extensive glossary of terms. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Introduction1Dioscorides: The Poems11Commentary23Antipater of Sidon: The Poems53Commentary73Sources of the Poems129Index of Proper Names131Selected Bibliography141Glossary151
