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The Greeks have taught us that at the beginning of every task the poet should invoke the Muses; and, unfashionable as such appeals may be, they surely have their place in any investigation of the relation between Greece old and new. It is precisely the continuing significance of the invocation, and especially its meaning to the poet, that I wish to discuss.
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© 1983 Tom Winnifrith and Penelope Murray
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Murray, P. (1983). Invocation to the Muses. In: Winnifrith, T., Murray, P. (eds) Greece Old and New. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05123-6_1
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