Preface
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Synopsis of the Alexandra
Sigla
Text and Translation of the Alexandra, with Commentary
Appendix: the Anapaestic Kassandra Poem, P. Berol. 9775
Bibliography
Index
Simon Hornblower is a Former Senior Research Fellow in Classical Studies at All Souls College, Oxford.
The volume not only fills an important gap in the scholarship in
supplying a modern full-length commentary on the Alexandra, but
begins to address the imbalance both in the briefer commentaries
and in the more literary scholarship on Lycophron. Additionally,
the introduction and the commentary make important contributions to
the discourses on the date of the poem, its relations to Greek
religion as evidenced in the literary and epigraphical records, and
the relationship of the poem to the mythology surrounding Greek
colonialism ... This commentary promises to open up the Alexandra
to new audiences, particularly in Greek history and religion, and
to be a cornerstone of the scholarship on Lycophron going
forward.
*Paul Ojennus, BMCR*
detailed and impressive scholarship
*Barbara Graziosi, The Times Literary Supplement*
The book is worth every penny ... one can foresee its being
discussed at many a graduate seminar, though it is likely to be
found only on the shelves of university libraries; and the reviewer
is deeply conscious that this all-too-brief notice can do little
more than draw attention to what is an outstanding feat of
scholarship.
*Colin Leach, Classics for All*
This commentary will be foundational for all future studies on
Lycophron and will also prove useful for readers of all Hellenistic
and Greek literature. Each page of the commentary is filled with
excellent, clear and lucid insights on central issues, addressing
traditional scholarly questions about the poem as well as engaging
with current critical trends and interests ... [it] will go a long
way towards stimulating even more interest in an important and
brilliant poem.
*Charles McNelis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review*
By using his immense learning as a guide, Hornblower helps us find
our way through 'Lycophron's' obscure labyrinth and eventually
penetrate into the dark world of the mysterious Alexandra.
*Evina Sistakou, Classical Review*
Hornblower's commentary marks a new era in the study of the
Alexandra. It will be the standard resource for understanding the
poem for many years and will open up a 'minor poetic masterpiece'
to readers who have avoided it as onerous or unrewarding.
*Alexander Sens, Journal of Hellenic Studies*
Simon Hornblower has engaged intensively with Lykophron's
Alexandra,...publishing a Greek text, with an introduction,
translation, and commentary.
*Malcolm Heath, Greece & Rome Vol 70.2*
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