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Book SynopsisThis is the first study of all the extant remains of the important Hellenistic poet and mythographer, Parthenius of Nicaea, reputed to have been Virgil's tutor in Greek and a major literary figure in his own right, and it provides a newly edited text, translation, commentary and contextual study of the whole of Parthenius' extant works, including the poetic fragments and his love stories.
Trade ReviewA scholar would have to be preternaturally learnèd to gain little from this book. In subjects as diverse as Greek literary history, Roman elegy, Greek vocabulary and syntax, motifs in story telling, textual criticism and local antiquities - and in other topics too, attentive readers will be amply rewarded. * Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review *
Lightfoot's thorough work of scholarship deserves a warm welcome. * Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review *
The good idea in Lightfoot's huge book is to reunite textual evidence that is usually treated separately, that is, the tantalizing scraps of (predominately) elegiac poetry and the extant prose work, Erotika Pathemata. * Classical World *
A splendid and most welcome tome ... We have a valuable edition of a neglected author, worth attention. * Religious Studies Review *
