Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca : a literary commentary /

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Author / Creator:	Overduin, Floris, 1977- author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English Ancient Greek
Series:	Mnemosyne supplements ; volume 374 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; v. 374.
Subject:	Nicander, -- of Colophon. -- Theriaca. Theriaca (Nicander, of Colophon) Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015880

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ISBN:	9789004283602 9004283609 9789004271210 900427121X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English, with texts in original Greek. Print version record.
Summary:	In modern times the Theriaca of Nicander of Colophon (2nd century BCE) has not attracted many enthusiasts. Its complicated style, abstruse diction and technical subject matter ¿́¿ venomous bites and their remedies ¿́¿ have long put off classical scholars. In the wake of renewed interest in Hellenistic poetry, however, Nicander¿́¿s dark poetry deserves new appreciation. In this book Floris Overduin provides a literary commentary on the Theriaca , focusing on Nicander¿́¿s artistic merits. Viewed against the background of Alexandrian aesthetics and the didactic epic tradition, Nicander deserves pride of place among his Hellenistic peers. This book, the first full commentary in English, may thus contribute to the reappraisal of Nicander¿́¿s Theriaca as a work of literature, not science.
Other form:	Print version: Overduin, Floris, 1977- Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca 9789004271210
Standard no.:	40024490562

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