The PRAISE SINGER - Like New 1978 Vintage Hardcover Poetry Book - Etsy BEST Price! Perfect Gift for Lovers & Students of Classical Poetry!
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Like new condition book, 1978 vintage poetry book. Rare find for book collectors
or students of classical poetry! 100% happiness guaranteed. DJ may have minor wear and slight yellowing of page edges to associate with vintage books; cover is very good and pages appear entirely unread! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day! See publisher details below...NOTE: For a limited time-orders totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping. Add more items to your ETSY shopping cart and save more $$$.Product DescriptionIn the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts.Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. Item Weight : 1 pounds Hardcover : 290 pages ISBN-13 : 978-0394502731 Publisher : Pantheon; 1st book club edition (October 12, 1978) Language: : English
or students of classical poetry! 100% happiness guaranteed. DJ may have minor wear and slight yellowing of page edges to associate with vintage books; cover is very good and pages appear entirely unread! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day! See publisher details below...NOTE: For a limited time-orders totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping. Add more items to your ETSY shopping cart and save more $$$.Product DescriptionIn the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, music, and royal patronage combined to produce a flowering of the arts.Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th century B.C. Greece, Simonides learns not only how to play the kithara and compose poetry, but also how to navigate the shifting alliances surrounding his rich patrons. He is witness to the Persian invasion of Ionia, to the decadent reign of the Samian pirate king Polykrates, and to the fall of the Pisistratids in the Athenian court. Along the way, he encounters artists, statesmen, athletes, thinkers, and lovers, including the likes of Pythagoras and Aischylos. Using the singer's unique perspective, Renault combines her vibrant imagination and her formidable knowledge of history to establish a sweeping, resilient vision of a golden century. Item Weight : 1 pounds Hardcover : 290 pages ISBN-13 : 978-0394502731 Publisher : Pantheon; 1st book club edition (October 12, 1978) Language: : English
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