Bibliography Abrahams, R. 1962. “Playing the Dozens.” Journal of American Folklore 75:209–20. Alexiou, M. 1974. The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition. Cambridge. Allen, T. W., ed. 1912. Homeri Opera 5 (Hymns, Cycle fragments, etc). 2nd edition. Oxford. … Read more
For the Directors and Fellows of the CHS 2001–2002 with gratitude and affection. Preface Gregory Nagy Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, located in the city of Washington, D.C., brings together a variety of research and teaching interests centering on Hellenic civilization in… Read more
Abbreviations AB = Austin, C. and Bastianini, G., eds. Posidippi Pellaei Quae Supersunt Omnia. Milan, 2002. AP = Palatine Anthology. APl = Planudean Anthology. BG = Bastianini, G. and Gallazzi, C. (eds.), con la… Read more
Editors’ Note In reproducing the text(s) of the new epigrams preserved by P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309 the editors have chosen to retain the lunate sigma and iota adscript of the papyrus. Given that the text(s) of these epigrams is still undergoing substantial revision through new reading and supplementation at… Read more
Introduction Shut not your doors to me proud libraries,For that which was lacking on all your well-fill’d shelves, yet needed most,I bring,Forth from the war emerging, a book I have made,The words of my book nothing, the drift of it every thing,A… Read more
1. The Manuscript: [1] Posidippus on Papyrus Susan Stephens, Stanford University Dirk Obbink, University of Oxford Posidippus is no stranger to papyrus. The mentions of Posidippus in finds of Hellenistic epigrams exceed that of all other epigrammatists, the majority of… Read more
2. Posidippus On Papyri Then and Now Dirk Obbink, University of Oxford In order to contextualize the new epigrams of Posidippus, [1] I must take you from the Fayum—the large agricultural oasis south of Cairo where the Milan roll was found—across… Read more
3. Posidippus Old and New David Sider, New York University A review of Posidippo premilanese is clearly in order if we are ever to see him whole. This presents an interesting challenge, because old and new Posidippi are not the easiest of fits. I have, moreover,… Read more
4. Alexandrian Posidippus: On Rereading the GP Epigrams in Light of P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309 Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, University of Michigan A Poem Commemorates Δωρίχα, ὀστέα μὲν σὰ παλαὶ κόνις ἠδ᾿ ἀναδεσμός [1] χαίτης ἥ τε μύρων ἔκπνοος… Read more
5. Homeric Echoes in Posidippus Gregory Nagy, Harvard University The word ‘echoes’ in the title is meant as a substitute for ‘allusions’, which is inadequate for conveying the awareness of Homeric poetry in the poetics of Posidippus. The subtle ways in which Posidippus demonstrates this awareness… Read more
