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Book SynopsisElegiac lyrics celebrating the love of boys, which the translator terms Puerilities, comprise most of the twelfth book of The Greek Anthology. This is a translation of Musa Puerilis - which is a collection of short poems by great and lesser-known Greek poets, spanning hundreds of years, from ancient times to the late Christian era.
Trade Review"A friend of Youth, I have no youth in mind, For each has beauties, of a different kind. - Strato I've had enough to drink; my heart and soul As well as tongue are losing self-control. The lamp flame bifurcates; I multiply The dinner guests by two each time I try. Not only shaken up by the wine-waiter, 1 ogle too the boy who pours the water. - Strato Venus, denying Cupid is her son, Finds in Antiochus a better one. This is the boy to be enamored of, Boys, a new love superior to Love. - Meleager"
Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Puerilities 2 Index to Authors 123
