Volume I. Greek Lyric
Sappho and Alcaeus

Here are the complete extant works of the two illustrious singers of sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics. Ancient reports about the lives and work of the two are presented along with all readable fragments.

Series No. 142 / 510 pages / ISBN 0-674-99157-5
  Volume II. Greek Lyric
Anacreon, Anacreontea, Choral Lyric from Olympus to Alcman

This volume in David Campbell's highly praised edition of the Greek lyric poets contains the work of Anacreon, composer of solo song, as well as the Anacreonta (for which Campbell provides a very helpful in-depth introduction). Here, too, are the earliest writers of choral poetry, notably the seventh-century Spartans Alcman and Terpander. Ancient reports about the lives and work of these poets are represented along with all readable fragments.

Series No. 143 / 576 pages / ISBN 0-674-99158-3
  Volume III. Greek Lyric
Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, and Others

The most important poets writing in Greek in the 6th century B.C. came from Sicily and southern Italy. Stesichorus was called by ancient writers "most Homeric"--a recognition of his epic themes and noble style. Ibycus, too, wrote lyrical narratives on mythological themes, and composed erotic poems as well. Simonides was successful in various genres; his work includes victory odes, dirges, and dithyrambic poetry. All the extant verse of these poets is given here, along with the ancients' accounts of their lives and works. Also in this volume are ten contemporary poets, including Arion, Lasus, and Pratinas.

Series No. 476 / 660 pages / ISBN 0-674-99525-2
  Volume IV. Greek Lyric
Bacchylides, Corinna, and Others

Bacchylides was a master of the captivating narrative and wrote choral poetry of many types. We have a number of his victory odes as well as dithyrambs and other hymns. Also represented in this volume is the Boeotian Corinna, whose work, versions of local myths, survives in greater quantity than that of any other Greek woman poet except Sappho. Other women are here too: Myrtis, Telesilla of Argos, Charixena, and Praxilla of Sicyon. Also included are Timocreon of Rhodes, Diagoras of Melos, and Ion of Chios.

Series No. 461 / 428 pages / ISBN 0-674-99508-2
 

Volume V. Greek Lyric
The New School of Poetry and Anonymous Songs and Hymns

Toward the end of the fifth century B.C. Aristophanes and others used contemporary poets as targets for jokes, making fun of their innovations in language and music. The dithyrambs of Melanippides, Cinesias, Phrynis, Timotheus, and Philoxenus are remarkable examples of this new style. The poets of the new school, active from the mid-5th to the mid-4th century, are presented in this final volume of David Campbell's widely praised edition of Greek lyric poetry.

This volume also collects folk songs, drinking songs, and other anonymous pieces. The folk songs include children's ditties, marching songs, love songs, and snatches of cult poetry. The drinking songs are derived mainly from Athenaeus' collection of Attic scolia.

Series No. 144 / 492 pages / ISBN 0-674-99559-7