Hellenistic Poetry and Art

The Hellenistic age is the link between classical Greece and Rome. Originally published in 1964, this book traces the history of Hellenistic poetry and art as parallel phenomena. It starts in mainland Greece with New Comedy, Anyte, and Aratos and discusses the art of the Tanagra figurines and the Pella mosaics. Successive chapters deal with the major figures of Alexandrian art down to the end of t...