[Originally published in 2004 as chapter 5, pp. 57–64, of Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309), edited by B. Acosta-Hughes, E. Kosmetatou, and M. Baumbach. Hellenic Studies 2. Center for Hellenic Studies, 2004. In this online version, the original page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{57|58}” indicates where p. 57 of the… Read more
Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309), edited by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou & Manuel Baumbach The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309), edited by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou & Manuel Baumbach, on the CHS website. The work is also available… Read more
Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309), edited by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou & Manuel Baumbach The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the online publication of Labored in Papyrus Leaves: Perspectives on an Epigram Collection Attributed to Posidippus (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309), edited by Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou & Manuel Baumbach, on the CHS website. The work is also available… Read more
This colloquium volume celebrates a new Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century BCE poet Posidippus, one of the most significant literary finds in recent memory. Included in this collection are an unusual variety of voices and perspectives: papyrological, art historical, archaeological, historical, literary, and aesthetic. These texts are considered as individual poems and as collective artifact, an early poetry book. The volume will be of interest to readers of… Read more
