Author: Marco Fantuzzi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139442527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC were concerned with the need both to mark their continuity with the classical past and to demonstrate their independence from it. In this revised and expanded translation of Muse e modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto, Greek poetry of the third and second centuries BC and its reception and influence at Rome are explored allowing both sides of this literary practice to be appreciated. Genres as diverse as epic and epigram are considered from a historical perspective, in the full range of their deep-level structures, providing a different perspective on the poetry and its influence at Rome. Some of the most famous poetry of the age such as Callimachus' Aitia and Apollonius' Argonautica is examined. In addition, full attention is paid to the poetry of encomium, in particular the newly published epigrams of Posidippus, and Hellenistic poetics, notably Philodemus.
Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry
Author: Marco Fantuzzi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139442527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC were concerned with the need both to mark their continuity with the classical past and to demonstrate their independence from it. In this revised and expanded translation of Muse e modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto, Greek poetry of the third and second centuries BC and its reception and influence at Rome are explored allowing both sides of this literary practice to be appreciated. Genres as diverse as epic and epigram are considered from a historical perspective, in the full range of their deep-level structures, providing a different perspective on the poetry and its influence at Rome. Some of the most famous poetry of the age such as Callimachus' Aitia and Apollonius' Argonautica is examined. In addition, full attention is paid to the poetry of encomium, in particular the newly published epigrams of Posidippus, and Hellenistic poetics, notably Philodemus.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139442527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC were concerned with the need both to mark their continuity with the classical past and to demonstrate their independence from it. In this revised and expanded translation of Muse e modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto, Greek poetry of the third and second centuries BC and its reception and influence at Rome are explored allowing both sides of this literary practice to be appreciated. Genres as diverse as epic and epigram are considered from a historical perspective, in the full range of their deep-level structures, providing a different perspective on the poetry and its influence at Rome. Some of the most famous poetry of the age such as Callimachus' Aitia and Apollonius' Argonautica is examined. In addition, full attention is paid to the poetry of encomium, in particular the newly published epigrams of Posidippus, and Hellenistic poetics, notably Philodemus.
Poetry as Window and Mirror
Author: Jacqueline Klooster
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004210091
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Hellenistic Poetry has enjoyed a notable re-appreciation in recent years and received ample scholarly discussion, especially focusing on its reception and innovation of Greek poetic tradition. This book wishes to add to our picture of how Hellenistic poetry works by looking at it from a slightly different angle. Concentrating on the interaction between contemporary poets, it attempts to view the dynamics of imitation and reception in the light of poetical self-positioning. In the courtly Alexandrian surroundings, choosing a poetic model and affiliation determines one's position in the cultural field. This book sets out to chart, not only the well-known complexities of handling the poetic past, but especially their relation to the poetic interaction of the Hellenistic, in particular Alexandrian poets.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004210091
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Hellenistic Poetry has enjoyed a notable re-appreciation in recent years and received ample scholarly discussion, especially focusing on its reception and innovation of Greek poetic tradition. This book wishes to add to our picture of how Hellenistic poetry works by looking at it from a slightly different angle. Concentrating on the interaction between contemporary poets, it attempts to view the dynamics of imitation and reception in the light of poetical self-positioning. In the courtly Alexandrian surroundings, choosing a poetic model and affiliation determines one's position in the cultural field. This book sets out to chart, not only the well-known complexities of handling the poetic past, but especially their relation to the poetic interaction of the Hellenistic, in particular Alexandrian poets.
The Many-Headed Muse
Author: Pauline A. LeVen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
This book examines Greek songs composed between 440 and 323 BC and argues for the vividness and diversity of lyric culture.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
This book examines Greek songs composed between 440 and 323 BC and argues for the vividness and diversity of lyric culture.
Polyeideia
Author: Benjamin Acosta-Hughes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520220609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The poems are especially significant as examples of cultural memory since they are composed both as an act of commemorating earlier poetry and as a manipulation of traditional features of iambic poetry to refashion the iambic genre. This book fills a significant gap by providing the first complete translation of several of these fragmentary poems in English, along with line-by-line commentary notes and literary analysis.".
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520220609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The poems are especially significant as examples of cultural memory since they are composed both as an act of commemorating earlier poetry and as a manipulation of traditional features of iambic poetry to refashion the iambic genre. This book fills a significant gap by providing the first complete translation of several of these fragmentary poems in English, along with line-by-line commentary notes and literary analysis.".
Wandering Poets in Ancient Greek Culture
Author: Richard Hunter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521898781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Explores the phenomenon of wandering poets, setting them within the wider context of ancient networks of exchange, patronage and affiliation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521898781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Explores the phenomenon of wandering poets, setting them within the wider context of ancient networks of exchange, patronage and affiliation.
The Art of Variation in the Hellenistic Epigram
Author: Sonya Lida Tarán
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004059573
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004059573
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A Companion to Greek Literature
Author: Martin Hose
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444339427
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks—including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444339427
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Features contributions from a wide range of established experts and emerging scholars of Greek literature Offers comprehensive coverage of the many genres and literary forms produced by the ancient Greeks—including epic and lyric poetry, oratory, historiography, biography, philosophy, the novel, and technical literature Includes readings that address the production and transmission of ancient Greek texts, historic reception, individual authors, and much more Explores the subject of ancient Greek literature in innovative ways
Playing Hesiod
Author: Helen Van Noorden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052176081X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This book analyzes important ancient responses to Hesiod's five-part narrative of human history as keys to their broader revisions of 'Hesiod'.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052176081X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This book analyzes important ancient responses to Hesiod's five-part narrative of human history as keys to their broader revisions of 'Hesiod'.
In the Mists of Time: Negotiating the Past in Ancient Literature
Author: Franco Montanari
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111501892
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The idea of the past, far from suggesting a nostalgic longing or an antiquarian curiosity for ages and cultures irrevocably lost, is essential to the human perception of the world. The volume at hand, entitled In the Mists of Time: Negotiating the Past in Ancient Literature, explores pastness as expressed through myth and early history and as reflected in sophisticated concepts and epistemological questions in Ancient Greek and Latin literature. The eighteen contributions illustrate how the ancients addressed the past through poetry, history and philosophy and lend insight into the metaliterary, self-reflexive way of dealing with past texts through scholarship.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111501892
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The idea of the past, far from suggesting a nostalgic longing or an antiquarian curiosity for ages and cultures irrevocably lost, is essential to the human perception of the world. The volume at hand, entitled In the Mists of Time: Negotiating the Past in Ancient Literature, explores pastness as expressed through myth and early history and as reflected in sophisticated concepts and epistemological questions in Ancient Greek and Latin literature. The eighteen contributions illustrate how the ancients addressed the past through poetry, history and philosophy and lend insight into the metaliterary, self-reflexive way of dealing with past texts through scholarship.
The Layers of the Text
Author: Richard Hunter
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311074757X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
This volume collects the most recent essays of Richard Hunter, one of the world's leading experts in the field of Greek and Latin literature. The essays range across all periods of ancient literature from Homer to late antiquity, with a particular focus not just on the texts in their original contexts, but also on how they were interpreted and exploited for both literary and more broadly cultural purposes later in antiquity. Taken together, the essays sketch a picture of a continuous tradition of critical and historical engagement with the literature of the past from the period of Aristophanes and then Plato and Aristotle in classical Athens to the rich prose literature of the Second Sophistic. Richard Hunter's earlier essays are collected in On Coming After (Berlin 2008).
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311074757X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
This volume collects the most recent essays of Richard Hunter, one of the world's leading experts in the field of Greek and Latin literature. The essays range across all periods of ancient literature from Homer to late antiquity, with a particular focus not just on the texts in their original contexts, but also on how they were interpreted and exploited for both literary and more broadly cultural purposes later in antiquity. Taken together, the essays sketch a picture of a continuous tradition of critical and historical engagement with the literature of the past from the period of Aristophanes and then Plato and Aristotle in classical Athens to the rich prose literature of the Second Sophistic. Richard Hunter's earlier essays are collected in On Coming After (Berlin 2008).