Greece No Jojoshi Jin Tachi Tategoto No Oto Ni Awase

[Machine Translation] Greek lyric poems were originally sung to the sound of the lyre, and some of them are love poems and others express political beliefs. This book explains in simple language the astonishing techniques of Greek lyric poetry, including the rhyming sounds of Sappho's poems, the caricatures of Alcaeus, and the Western version of the original poetry of Hellenistic poets such as Callimachus, the master poet, and others. This is an authentic work by the author, who is well versed in the poetry of the East and West.

ギリシア抒情詩(lyric)は、もともと竪琴(lyra)の音にあわせ歌われたもので、恋愛詩もあり、政治信条などを述べたものもある。サッポーの詩がもつ神韻とも言うべき音の調べ、アルカイオスの諷刺詩、学匠詩人カリマコスらヘレニズム時代の作家らによる西洋版本歌取りの歌などなど、ギリシア叙情詩がもつ瞠目すべき技巧の数々を、平易な言葉で解説する。洋の東西の詩歌に造詣の深い著者がおくる本格派。