Bion of Smyrna: The Fragments and the Adonis: 33 (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 33)
Cambridge University Press, 3/27/1997
EAN 9780521573160, ISBN10: 0521573165
Hardcover, 280 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
The work of Bion of Smyrna, the late Hellenistic writer of bucolic poetry, survives in seventeen fragments and the longer Epitaph on Adonis. In this edition, J. D. Reed presents a Greek text of the poems together with a facing translation. The substantial introduction covers Bion's place in the bucolic tradition, his reinterpretation of ritual and myth in the Adonis poem (with attention to its social context), and various aspects of his style. It also includes a detailed examination of the textual transmission. The commentary investigates fully details arising from the texts, with an emphasis on linguistic and literary-historical issues. This is a comprehensive treatment of Bion, his poetry and his place in the literary tradition.
Preface
Introduction
1. Bion's life
2. Bion bucolicus
3. Bion adoniazon
4. Poems possibly by Bion
5. Dialect
6. Metre and prosody
7. Some aspects of style
8. Bion's influence
9. The textual transmission
10. About the texts and commentaries
Bibliographies
Texts and Translations
Commentary
Appendices
Indexes.