Greek Anthology

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Greek Anthology, a collection of short epigrammatic poems representing Greek literature from the 7th cent. B.C. to the 10th cent. A.D. It contains more than 6,000 poems on a variety of subjects by some 320 authors. Meleager compiled a collection of epigrams (which he called the Garland) probably between 100 B.C. and 80 B.C. Later others made additions or new collections. Early in the 10th cent. Constantius Cephalas made a compilation that became the basis of the Palatine Anthology, so called because the sole manuscript was found in the library of the count Palatine in Heidelberg. In the first half of the 14th cent. a monk, Maximus Planudes, rearranged this collection, making additions and excluding many poems from the older compilation. The Planudes version was used until the Palatine Anthology was rediscovered in 1606. There are several good English translations, particularly those by J. W. Mackail (3d ed. 1911), W. R. Paton (with Greek texts, 5 vol., 1916–26), Dudley Fitts (rev. ed. 1956), and Peter Jay (1973).

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No references found			Secundus's poems are entirely characteristic of this, showing at the same time the various predictable influences on his compositions: Catullus and Martial among the Roman poets and, of course, the Greek Anthology. Epigrammatum liber unus: Epistolarum libri duo by Fodr, Philip / Renaissance Quarterly A massive collection of Byzantine date called the Greek Anthology is the source from which most of Economou's epigrams have been taken. Acts of Love: Ancient Greek Poetry from Aphrodite's Garden by Thibodeau, Philip / Harvard Review Two documentation pieces look at Alciato and the Greek Anthology, and the occurrences of the word emblema in printed works before Alciato. Emblematica; an interdisciplinary journal for emblem studies; v.14 by Reference & Research Book News			Grechko, Andrei Grechko, Andrei Antonovich Grechko, Georgii Grechko, Georgii Mikhailovich Grecian Grecian style Grecian urn Grecisms greco Greco, El Greco, Emilio Greco, José Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Greco-Latin square Greco-Persian Wars Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Turkish Wars Greece Greece Independence Day Greece, Ancient Greed Greeffiellidae Greeffielloidea Greek Greek alphabet Greek Anthology Greek architecture Greek art Greek Church Greek Civil War Greek cross Greek Cypriot National Day Greek Fire Greek group Greek Independence, War Greek key Greek language Greek law Greek literature, ancient Greek literature, modern Greek masonry Greek Modes, Ancient Greek music Greek mythology Greek National Theater Greek Orthodox Church Greek pottery Greek religion Greek Revival Greek Revival style Greek theater			Greek Academy Greek Academy Greek Academy Greek Academy Greek Adonis Greek Adonis Greek Adonis Greek Adonis Greek Aerobics and Fitness Training School Greek agate Greek agate Greek agate Greek Alliance Council Greek alphabet Greek alphabet Greek alphabet Greek alphabet Greek alphabets Greek alphabets Greek Alumni Advisory Council Greek American Educational Public Information System Greek American Princess Greek American Progressive Association Greek American Translators Association Greek American Voters League Greek American Writers Association Greek and Greek Cypriot Community of Enfield Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism Greek and Roman Studies Greek Animal Welfare Fund Greek Anthology Greek Antiquity Greek Applied Linguistics Association Greek Archipelago Greek architecture Greek architecture Greek architecture Greek art Greek art Greek Association for Atlantic and European Cooperation Greek Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies Greek Association for Orthodontic Study and Research Greek Association of Computational Mechanics Greek Association of Dance Therapists Greek astronomer Hipparchus Greek astronomer Hipparchus Greek astronomer Hipparchus Greek Atomic Energy Commission Greek Bible Greek Bible Greek Bible Greek Bouzouki Greek Bouzouki Greek Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Greek Bronze Age Greek Bronze Age Greek Bronze Age Greek calendar Greek calends Greek cancer cure Greek capital

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