Open AccessThree problems in Theocritus XXII
Author(s) -
Heather White
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
emérita/emerita
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1988-8384
pISSN - 0013-6662
DOI - 10.3989/emerita.1976.v44.i2.937
Subject(s) - philosophy , literature , history , linguistics , art
Three passages in Theocritus’ Idyll XXII which had hitherto caused difficulties to the critics reveal themselves to be, in the light of Hellenistic poetic technique, perfectly sound and congruent with Hellenistic literary conventions