


Read the biblical Song of Songs in Hebrew, Sappho in Greek, and Wang Wei in Chinese and be deeply civilized. In Israel, Greece, and China came the primal, model lyrics for two and a half millennia. To Helle Phaedra Barnstone who led me to Greece and to Greek McCulloh drawings by Elli Tzalopoulou Barnstone. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ancient Greek lyrics / translated and annotated by Willis Barnstone introduction by William E. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA Telephone orders 80 Fax orders 81 Orders by e-mail © 1962, 1967, 1988, 2010 by Willis Barnstone All rights reserved. Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis Translated & Annotated by Willis Barnstone
