Stesichorus in context /
"The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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| Summary: | "The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading scholars analyse different aspects of his oeuvre: the relationship between Stesichorus and epic, particularly his response to the Homeric poems; his narrative technique and his handling of erotic themes; and his influence and reception in fifth-century Athens, in Hellenistic scholarship and poetry, in the Renaissance, and in poetry today. The volume as a whole - the first dedicated to this author - amply demonstrates the extraordinary creativity and continuing vitality of the poet from Himera"-- |
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| Item Description: | Πρακτικά διεθνούς συνεδρίου που πραγματοποιήθηκε στην Οξφόρδη της Αγγλίας τον Ιούνιο του 2012 -- πρόλογος. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 211 σ. ; 26 εκ. |
| Bibliography: | Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφία και ευρετήριο. |
| ISBN: | 9781107069732 9781107645660 |
