Herodas: The Mimes and Fragments

First published in 1966 as a reprint of a 1922 original, this book contains the ancient Greek text of the fifteen surviving mimes of Herodas, which were originally written in the late 3rd century BC. An English translation is provided on each facing page, and Headlam and Knox have supplied an exhaustive commentary for each work and fragment. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hellenistic poetry and the works of Herodas.