Difference between revisions of "Spartan Lessons"
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| − | Tyrtaeus (685-668 B.C.E.) was a Greek elegiac poet, probably born in Sparta. His war songs inspired the Spartans during the second Messenian War (650-630 B.C.E.)<ref>''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambbd/tyrtaeus.</ref> and are examples of early Spartan militarism.<ref>''The Hutchinson Encyclopedia'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus (lived 7th century BC)," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconhe/tyrtaeus_lived_7th_century_bc.</ref> The name Tyrtaeus has been given to many martial poets who have encouraged their countrymen to deeds of arms and victory.<ref>''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/brewerphrase/tyrtaeus.</ref> | + | |imagename=TyrataeusSpartanLessons1759.jpg |
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| + | |pages=xxvii, 30 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill | ||
| + | |desc=20 cm. "The following Latin translation of Tyrtaeus is printed, without any alteration, from the edition of H. Stephens, in duodecimo, 1579." | ||
| + | }}Tyrtaeus (685-668 B.C.E.) was a Greek elegiac poet, probably born in Sparta. His war songs inspired the Spartans during the second Messenian War (650-630 B.C.E.)<ref>''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambbd/tyrtaeus.</ref> and are examples of early Spartan militarism.<ref>''The Hutchinson Encyclopedia'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus (lived 7th century BC)," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconhe/tyrtaeus_lived_7th_century_bc.</ref> The name Tyrtaeus has been given to many martial poets who have encouraged their countrymen to deeds of arms and victory.<ref>''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'', s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/brewerphrase/tyrtaeus.</ref> | ||
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by Tyrtaeus
| Spartan Lessons | |
 Title page from Spartan Lessons, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Tyrtaeus |
| Published | Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis |
| Date | 1759 |
| Edition | First Foulis edition |
| Language | Greek text, followed by English commentary and Latin translation |
| Volumes | 1 volume set |
| Pages | xxvii, 30 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill |
| Desc. | 20 cm. "The following Latin translation of Tyrtaeus is printed, without any alteration, from the edition of H. Stephens, in duodecimo, 1579." |
Tyrtaeus (685-668 B.C.E.) was a Greek elegiac poet, probably born in Sparta. His war songs inspired the Spartans during the second Messenian War (650-630 B.C.E.)[1] and are examples of early Spartan militarism.[2] The name Tyrtaeus has been given to many martial poets who have encouraged their countrymen to deeds of arms and victory.[3]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Includes marbled endpapers and pencil inscription "1579" on title page.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambbd/tyrtaeus.
- ↑ The Hutchinson Encyclopedia, s.v. "Tyrtaeus (lived 7th century BC)," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconhe/tyrtaeus_lived_7th_century_bc.
- ↑ Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, s.v. "Tyrtaeus," accessed September 27, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/brewerphrase/tyrtaeus.
