Hellenistic Poetry Flashcards
1
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Historical Context
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Late 4th - Mid 2nd Century BCE (Hellenistic Period)
2
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Location(s)
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Alexandira
3
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Authors
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Callimachus, Herodas, Theocritus, Bion, Aratus, Nicander, and Apollonius
4
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Work(s)
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Aetia, Hymns, Epigrams, The Procuress, Idylls, Lament for Adonis, Phaenomena, Theriaca, Arognautica
5
Q
Callimachus
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Aetia, Hymns, Epigrams
6
Q
Herodas
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The Procuress
7
Q
Theocritus
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Idylls (Pastoral/Bucolic)
8
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Bion
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Lament for Adonis (Pastoral/Bucolic)
9
Q
Aratus
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Phaenomena (Hellenistic Didactic)
10
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Nicander
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Theriaca (Hellenistic Didactic)
11
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Apollonius
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Argonautica (Hellenistic Epic)