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100 0  Theocritus. 
240 10 Idylls.|n17.|lEnglish & Greek 
245 10 Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus /|cTheocritus ; text and 
       translation with introduction and commentary by Richard 
       Hunter. 
264  1 Berkeley :|bUniversity of California Press,|c[2003] 
264  4 |c©2003 
300    1 online resource (xii, 226 pages). 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Hellenistic culture and society ;|v39 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and 
       indexes. 
505 0  Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Conventions and 
       Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Beginning from Zeus --
       2. Genre -- 3. Poets and Patrons -- 4. An Egyptian 
       Dimension? -- 5. The Language of the Encomium -- 6. The 
       Meter of the Encomium -- 7. A Note on the Transmission of 
       the Text -- SIGLA -- Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus: 
       THEOCRITUS -- COMMENTARY -- References -- General Index --
       A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -
       - N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z -- Index of 
       Greek Words -- Index Locorum. 
520    Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the 
       middle of the third century B.C.E., Alexandria became the 
       brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. 
       Theocritus's poem in praise of Philadelphus--at once a 
       Greek king and an Egyptian pharaoh--is the only extended 
       poetic tribute to this extraordinary ruler that survives. 
       Combining the Greek text, an English translation, a full 
       line-by-line commentary, and extensive introductory 
       studies of the poem's historical and literary context, 
       this volume also offers a wide-ranging and far-reaching 
       consideration of the workings and representation of poetic
       patronage in the Ptolemaic age. In particular, the book 
       explores the subtle and complex links among Theocritus's 
       poem, modes of praise drawn from both Greek and Egyptian 
       traditions, and the subsequent flowering of Latin poetry 
       in the Augustan age. As the first detailed account of this
       important poem to show how Theocritus might have drawn on 
       the pharaonic traditions of Egypt as well as earlier Greek
       poetry, this book affords unique insight into how praise 
       poetry for Ptolemy and his wife may have helped to 
       negotiate the adaptation of Greek culture that changed 
       conditions of the new Hellenistic world. Invaluable for 
       its clear translation and its commentary on genre, dialect,
       diction, and historical reference in relation to 
       Theocritus's Encomium, the book is also significant for 
       what it reveals about the poem's cultural and social 
       contexts and about Theocritus' devices for addressing his 
       several readerships. COVER IMAGE: The image on the front 
       cover of this book is incorrectly identified on the jacket
       flap. The correct caption is: Gold Oktadrachm depicting 
       Ptolemy II and Arsinoe (mid-third century BCE; by 
       permission of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). 
546    Parallel text in Greek and English, with English 
       introduction and commentary. 
588 0  Print version record. 
600 00 Ptolemy|bII Philadelphus,|cKing of Egypt|vPoetry. 
600 04 Ptolemy|bII Philadelphus,|cKing of Egypt. 
600 07 Ptolemy|bII Philadelphus,|cKing of Egypt.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00109724 
650  7 FICTION|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 
650  7 LITERARY CRITICISM|xAncient & Classical.|2bisacsh 
655  4 Electronic books. 
655  7 Poetry|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423828 
700 1  Hunter, R. L.|q(Richard L.) 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aTheocritus.|sIdylls. 17. English & 
       Greek.|tEncomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus.|dBerkeley : 
       University of California Press, ©2003|z0520235606|w(DLC)  
       2002073272|w(OCoLC)50645448 
830  0 Hellenistic culture and society ;|v39. 
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