The Complete Works of Callimachus. Illustrated


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Representative of Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, Callimachus wrote over 800 literary works in a wide variety of genres, most of which did not survive. He espoused an aesthetic philosophy, known as Callimacheanism, which exerted a strong influence on the poets of the Roman Empire and, through them, on all subsequent Western literature. Hymns Epigrams Fragments




Delphi Complete Works of Callimachus (Illustrated)


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Callimachus of Cyrene, famed scholar of the Library of Alexandria, was among the most productive and influential poets of the Hellenistic age. A master of the short poetic form, Callimachus rejected epics modelled after Homer, setting a literary trend for miniaturistic detail. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Callimachus’ complete extant works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Callimachus’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Callimachus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to Callimachus and his works * Includes A. W. Mair’s translations, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Callimachus * Translations of rare fragments, first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text of the Hymns and Epigrams, allowing readers to compare sections – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Callimachus’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translations Callimachus: His Life and Works Hymns Epigrams Fragments The Greek Texts List of Greek Texts The Dual Texts Dual Greek and English Texts The Biography Introduction to Callimachus by A. W. Mair Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




Callimachus


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Having found his translators, may Callimachus now find the public he deserves. —D.S. Carne-Ross A Poundian figure who summed up the possibilties of a new era's response to an old and rich poetic tradition, Callimachus (ca. 305 B.C.-ca. 240 B.C.) was the first learned scholar-poet in Western literature. The leading poet of the Alexandrian school, Callimachus served as a model to Vergil, Catullus, Propertius, and Ovid. With remarkable grace and sensitivity to nuance, Stanley Lombardo and Diane Rayor provide the first translation of Callimachus's works into the American poetic idiom. Lombardo and Rayor translate the six hymns and sixty-one epigrams that are the only complete extant poems of a writer credited with having produces some eight hundred books in his lifetime. In addition, they offer a generous selection from among the surviving fragments, inclduing the prologue and selected passages from the Aetia ("The Origins"), Callimachus's greatest achievement in narrative verse. Theiry annotations elucidate the poet's rich mythological allusions; an introduction places Callimachus within his cultural and poetic contexts.




Delphi Complete Works of Theocritus (Illustrated)


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The inventor of the bucolic genre, Theocritus of Syracuse was a learned poet, who refashioned traditional literary forms in original and highly polished verse on a small scale. Theocritus is best known for poems set in pastoral landscapes, consisting of dialogues and song-contests, combining lyric tone with epic meter. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Theocritus’ complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Theocritus’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Theocritus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the poetry * Provides three different translations, including both verse and prose translations * Includes the J. M. Edmonds translation previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Theocritus * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes Theocritus’ rare fragments, first time in digital print * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features three bonus biographies – discover Theocritus’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translations THE IDYLLS OF THEOCRITUS C. S. CALVERLEY VERSE TRANSLATION, 1869 ANDREW LANG PROSE TRANSLATION, 1889 J. M. EDMONDS, LOEB TRANSLATION, 1912 The Greek Text CONTENTS OF THE GREEK TEXT The Dual Text DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biographies THE LIFE OF THEOCRITUS by J. M. Edmonds THEOCRITUS AND HIS AGE by Andrew Lang THEOCRITUS by Albert Curtis Clark Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




The Complete Works of Marcus Terentius Varro. Illustrated


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Varro proved to be a highly productive writer and turned out more than 74 Latin works on a variety of topics. Among his many works, two stand out for historians; Nine Books of Disciplines and his compilation of the Varronian chronology. His Nine Books of Disciplines became a model for later encyclopedists, especially Pliny the Elder. Varro`s only complete work extant, Rerum rusticarum libri tres (Three Books on Agriculture), has been described as "the well digested system of an experienced and successful farmer who has seen and practised all that he records." The compilation of the Varronian chronology was an attempt to determine an exact year-by-year timeline of Roman history up to his time. Varro was recognized as an important source by many other ancient authors, among them Cicero, Pliny the Elder, Virgil in the Georgics, Columella, Aulus Gellius, Macrobius, Augustine, and Vitruvius. One noteworthy aspect of the work is his anticipation of microbiology and epidemiology. Varro warned his contemporaries to avoid swamps and marshland, since in such areas “...there are bred certain minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes, but which float in the air and enter the body through the mouth and nose and cause serious diseas.” On Agriculture On the Latin Language




Delphi Complete Works of Catullus (Illustrated)


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The Late Republic poet Gaius Valerius Catullus had a lasting influence on the Augustan poets Ovid, Horace and Virgil. Today, Catullus’ love poetry retains its raw power in vividly expressing the frenzy of love. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Catullus’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions, Dual Latin and English text and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Catullus’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Catullus, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Provides both verse and prose translations of the poems * Includes Francis Warre Cornish’s celebrated translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition – available in no other collection * Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Catullus’ works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the poems or sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes Catullus’ rare fragments, first time in digital print * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features two bonus biographies – discover Catullus’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: this eBook is not an update of our previous Catullus eBook, but instead an entirely new eBook, redesigned and remade with images, introductions and different translations. We regret we are unable to offer updates for the previous Catullus eBook published in 2010. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translations INTRODUCTION TO THE POETRY OF CATULLUS PROSE TRANSLATION VERSE TRANSLATION The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual Text DUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biographies INTRODUCTION TO CATULLUS by Francis Warre Cornish CATULLUS by J. W. Mackail Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




Delphi Complete Works of Xenophon (Illustrated)


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Celebrated for his stirring historical accounts and insightful philosophical treatises, Xenophon’s works have enlightened readers across the world for almost two and a half thousand years. For the first time in digital publishing history, readers can now own the complete works of Xenophon in English and the original Greek. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works with beautiful illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Xenophon’s life and works * Features the complete works of Xenophon, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introductions to the historical and philosophical works * Includes all the translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Xenophon’s works * All texts are provided with chapter and section numbers – ideal for students * Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Xenophon’s works * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections or works you want to read with individual contents tables * Includes the Pseudo-Xenophon rare work CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS, first time in digital print * Features two bonus biographies, including Diogenes Laërtius’ original biography – discover Xenophon’s ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more details and to learn more about our exciting range of titles CONTENTS: Historical works ANABASIS CYROPAEDIA HELLENICA AGESILAUS Socratic Works MEMORABILIA OECONOMICUS SYMPOSIUM APOLOGY Minor Treatises ON HORSEMANSHIP ON THE CAVALRY GENERAL ON HUNTING HIERO WAYS AND MEANS CONSTITUTION OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS CONSTITUTION OF THE ATHENIANS The Greek Texts LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Biographies LIFE OF XENOPHON by Diogenes Laërtius BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF XENOPHON by Edward Spelman Please visit www.delphiclassics.com for more details and to learn more about our exciting range of titles




Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)


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Among the most influential Greek rhetoricians of his time, Isocrates left behind important historical speeches on the intellectual and political life of Athens. The school he founded differed markedly in its aims from Plato’s Academy, featuring among its pupils men of eminence from all over the Greek world. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Isocrates’ complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Isocrates’ life and works * Features the complete extant works of Isocrates, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the works * Includes George Norlin’s translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Isocrates * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the works you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features three bonus biographies – discover Isocrates’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translations THE SPEECHES THE LETTERS The Greek Texts LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Dual Texts DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXTS The Biographies ISOCRATES by Plutarch INTRODUCTION TO ISOCRATES by George Norlin ISOCRATES by Richard Claverhouse Jebb Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




Delphi Complete Works of Apollonius of Rhodes (Illustrated)


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The epic poem ‘Argonautica’ by Apollonius of Rhodes is the only epic poem to survive from the Hellenistic period, telling of the fabled adventures of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete epic poem of Apollonius, with a special dual English and Greek section, beautiful illustrations, an informative introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Apollonius’ life and works * Features the complete extant epic of Apollonius, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the epic poem * Includes Seaton’s highly regarded translation from the Loeb Classical Library edition of Apollonius * Images of contemporary artworks inspired by Apollonius’ works and the Jason myth cycle * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the books you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students * Features a bonus biography – discover Apollonius’ ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Translation ARGONAUTICA The Greek Text CONTENTS OF THE GREEK TEXT The Dual Text DUAL GREEK AND ENGLISH TEXT The Biography INTRODUCTION TO THE ARGONAUTICA AND APOLLONIUS RHODIUS by R. C. Seaton Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




The Collected Works of E. M. Forster. Illustrated


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Edward Morgan Forster was an English fiction writer, essayist. Many of his novels examine class difference and hypocrisy, including A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910), and A Passage to India (1924). The last brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 20 separate years. Forster had five novels published in his lifetime. Although Maurice was published shortly after his death. His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work, which often depicts the pursuit of personal connections despite the restrictions of contemporary society. Sexuality is another key theme in Forster's works. Some critics have argued that a general shift from heterosexual to homosexual love can be observed through the course of his writing career. The Novels Where Angels Fear to Tread The Longest Journey A Room with a View Howards End A Passage to India The Shorter Fiction The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories Miscellaneous Stories The Non-Fiction Alexandria: A History and Guide Pharos and Pharillon Miscellaneous Essays