The Orphic Poems by M.L. West

The Orphic Poems

M.L. West

296 pages first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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This is a survey of the poetry composed in antiquity under the name of the legendary Thracian singer Orpheus, with particular emphasis on the theogonies. Most of these poems are lost or known only from fragments. West discusses the contents and, s...

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