Early Greek poets' lives the shaping of the tradition
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 p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2010, 2010
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| Series: | Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (xii, 270 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781282948822 9004186158 9789004186156 6612948825 9786612948824 1282948822 |