Stesichorus : the poems /

• Main Author: Στησίχορος π. 640-555 π.Χ (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Davies, Malcolm 1951- (επιμελητής.), Finglass, Patrick. J., 1979- (επιμελητής.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• Series: Cambridge classical texts and commentaries 54

Stesichorus' lyric poetry vividly recreates the most dramatic episodes of Greek myth: the labours of Heracles, the sack of Troy, the vengeance of Orestes, and more besides. It can be appreciated today as never before, thanks to the recent discovery of ancient manuscripts buried for some two mil...