{"product_id":"herodas-mimiambs","title":"Herodas: Mimiambs","description":"Before the publication of the second-century AD papyrus  containing eight and a fragmentary ninth of the  Mimiambs  of Herodas in 1891, Herodas was known only through  approximately twenty lines which had survived in quotations found  principally in Athenaios and Stobaios. Even after the publication  of the papyrus and subsequent work on it, scarcely anything is  known of their author. The scant evidence that has survived  suggests that he lived in during the reign of Ptolemy  Philadelphos (285-247 BC), on the island of Kos, and was a direct  contemporary of the greatest of the Hellenistic poets,  Callimachus, Theocritus and Apollonius. His  Mimiambs  are short humorous dramatic scenes written in verse, often bawdy,  reflecting everyday life and dialect.\nIn this Aris \u0026amp; Phillips  Classical Text , Graham Zanker explores what we do know of the poet including the language,  dialect and metre that he uses. Each poem is translated and  accompanied by an individual commentary with synopsis,  information on date, setting, sources and purpose, as well as  close examination of vocabulary and grammar. This edition reveals Herodas' work in all its skill and subtlety.","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259079545176,"sku":"9780856688737","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780856688737.jpg?v=1765421148","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/herodas-mimiambs","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}