Author : J. L. Lightfoot
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780199675586
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (755 download)
Book Synopsis Dionysius Periegetes, Description of the Known World by : J. L. Lightfoot
Download or read book Dionysius Periegetes, Description of the Known World written by J. L. Lightfoot and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of a geographical poem by Dionysius, a scholar-poet who flourished in Alexandria. The introductory essays discuss the poem's place in the literary context of ancient geography, focusing on its language, style, and metre, and the commentary is supported by a fresh edition and English translation.