Stesichorus in context / edited by P.J. Finglass and Adrian Kelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finglass, Patrick, 1979- editor.

Kelly, Adrian, 1972- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stesichorus--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses.

Stesichorus.

Criticism and interpretation.

Local Subjects:

Stesichorus.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 211 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. The state of Stesichorean studies / P.J. Finglass and Adrian Kelly

Part I. Stesichorus and Epic: 2. Stesichorus' Homer / Adrian Kelly; 3. Stesichorus and the Epic Cycle / Chris Carey; 4. Epic, lyric, and lyric epic / M.L. West

Part II. Stesichorean Poetics: 5. Stesichorus, master of narrative / P.J. Finglass; 6. Stesichorus the romantic / Ian Rutherford

Part III. Reception and Influence: 7. Stesichorus at Athens / Ewen Bowie; 8. Stesichorus on stage / Laura Swift; 9. Sweet Stesichorus: Theocritus 18 and the Helen revisited / Richard Hunter; 10. Stesichorus' readers: from Pierre de Ronsard to Anne Carson / Gerson Schade.

Notes:

Proceedings of an international conference held at Oxford, England in June 2012--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781107069732

1107069734

OCLC:

900685835