Antimachus of Colophon and the Position of Women in Greek Poetry

Note 198 — Women in Greek Poetry (continued 2)

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De Compos. Verb. p. 300. He is here, of course, speaking primarily of the literary style; but literary style is in most cases more or less a reflection of literary treatment.

The severe style of Antimachus’ Thebaid is well known. (Vide Quint, x. 1, 53; Anth. Pal. vii. 409, 4.)

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