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1 electronic resource (xii, 270 pages) |
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Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; 322 |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 322.
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
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Introduction -- Hesiod: the tradition; origin and family of Hesiod; genealogies of Hesiod; Hesiod's life; the story of Hesiod's death; the works of Hesiod and on Hesiod; the date of Hesiod; formulaic themes and Orphic/Pythagorean influences in Hesiod's tradition; two modern views on the tradition of Hesiod; conclusion -- Stesichorus: the tradition; Stesichorus' family; Stesichorus' home and travels; Stesichorus' poetry and music; blindness, Helen, and the Palinode; Stesichorus and politics; Stesichorus' name and his death; the date of Stesichorus; the connections with the Pythagorean tradition; formulaic elements in the tradition; conclusions -- Archilochus: the tradition; Archilochus' family and his friends; Archilochus' home, journeys, and contests; Archilochus' encounter with the muses; the oracles in the tradition of Archilochus; Archilochus and the cult of gods; Lycambes and his daughters; the death of Archilochus; the cult of Archilochus; ancient criticism of Archilochus; the date of Archilochus; traditional elements in Archilochus' biography; conclusion -- Hipponax: the tradition; Hipponax' origin, home town and family; Hipponax' inventions and the story of Iambe; the quarrel with Boupalus; the death of Hipponax; ancient criticism and editions of Hipponax; the date of Hipponax; formulaic themes in Hipponax' tradition; conclusion -- Terpander: the tradition; Terpander's home and origin; Terpander in Sparta; the citharodes of Lesbos; the death of Terpander; Terpander's poetry and music; the date of Terpander; formulaic themes in Terpander's tradition; conclusion -- Sappho: the tradition; ancient portraits and appearance of Sappho; Sappho's home and family; Sappho and Phaon, her exile and death; Sappho's reputation, circle, and rivals; Sappho's inventions and music; the ancient editions of Sappho's poetry, and the treatises on her; the date of Sappho; conclusions -- The formation of biographical traditions -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns. It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the tradition |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode |
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Print version record, digital images |
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Hesiod.
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Stesichorus.
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Archilochus.
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Hipponax, active 540 B.C.-537 B.C.
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Terpander.
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Sappho.
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Archilochus |
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Hesiod |
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Hipponax, active 540 B.C.-537 B.C. |
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Sappho |
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Stesichorus |
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Terpander |
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Poets, Greek -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Greek prose literature -- History and criticism
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Poets, Greek -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Classical biography -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
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Poets, Greek
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Classical biography
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Greek prose literature
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Greece -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Greece
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Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021759028 |
| ISBN |
9789004193284 |
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9004193286 |
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1282948822 |
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9781282948822 |
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9786612948824 |
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6612948825 |
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