Realism in Alexandrian Poetry: A Literature and its Audience

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ISBN10: 1032858079
ISBN13: 9781032858074
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 19 2026
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The stylistic aims of the Alexandrian poets have been much discussed, as has their reliance on literary tradition.First published in 1987, Realism in Alexandrian Poetry covers less familiar ground. Taking the whole canon of Alexandrian poetry as his starting point, Dr Zanker surveys the use of the realistic mode in many such works.

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