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Greek poetry written after Alexander the Great influenced the poetry of the Romans. They looked to these 'Hellenistic' poets as direct models. Through a series of critical readings, this book builds a picture of that reception, and takes account of the range of Greek poetry of the last three pre-Christian centuries.Hunter, Richard is the author of 'Shadow of Callimachus Studies in the Reception of Hellenistic Poetry at Rome', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521871181 and ISBN 0521871182.
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