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For what I say, my naughty way/All the boys must love me./Every ditty is so witty/Nobody stands above me.
Anacreon of Teos, 563-478 B.C.

From papyrus rolls, copied and recycled through the centuries, hundreds of short extracts written by Greek poets in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. survive. This lovely collection, translated into English by a leading classicist, presents a selection of ca. 100 poems by 17 authors with useful historical introductions.

Swans and Amber: Some Early Greek Lyrics Freely Translated and Adapted

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For what I say, my naughty way/All the boys must love me./Every ditty is so witty/Nobody stands above me. Anacreon... Read more

    Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
    Publication Date: 01/12/1988
    ISBN13: 9780876619452, 978-0876619452
    ISBN10: 0876619456

    Number of Pages: 208

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    For what I say, my naughty way/All the boys must love me./Every ditty is so witty/Nobody stands above me.
    Anacreon of Teos, 563-478 B.C.

    From papyrus rolls, copied and recycled through the centuries, hundreds of short extracts written by Greek poets in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. survive. This lovely collection, translated into English by a leading classicist, presents a selection of ca. 100 poems by 17 authors with useful historical introductions.

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