Polyeideia : the Iambi of Callimachus and the archaic Iambic tradition / Benjamin Acosta-Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acosta-Hughes, Benjamin, 1960-

Series:

Hellenistic culture and society ; 35.

Hellenistic culture and society ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Callimachus. Iambi.

Callimachus.

Iambic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Iambic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a new literary treatment of an often-overlooked collection of fragmentary poems from the third century B.C.E. Alexandrian poet Callimachus. Callimachus' Iambi form a collection of thirteen poems, which rework archaic Greek iambography and look forward to Roman satire and other genres, especially to such collections as Horace's Epodes. 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.The structure of the book is thematic, with chapters focusing on such topics as poetic voice, fable, ethical criticism, and statuary. Each chapter consists of an introduction, text and selected critical apparatus, translation, and comprehensive thematic discussion. Acosta-Hughes focuses especially on Callimachus' manipulation of traditional features of archaic iambic poetry such as persona loquens, ethical and critical message, and eristic dialogue. He also includes a detailed analysis of the Alexandrian poet's artistic relationship with the earlier iambic poets Archilochus and Hipponax. Polyeideia will interest not only readers of Greek and Hellenistic poetry but also readers of Roman satire and invective verse, as well as those intrigued by the processes of memorializing and fashioning poetic culture.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Author's Note

Introduction

1. Callimachus and the Adaptation of Hipponax: Iambus1

2. On Not Going to Ephesus: Iambus 13

3. The Elevated Paradigm: Iambi 12 and 1 (lines 32-77)

4. Fable: Iambi 2 and 4

5. Ethical Behavior: Iambi 3 and 5

6. The Statues: Iambi 6, 7, and 9

Select Bibliography

Index of Passages Cited

Greek Index

General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and indexes.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9780520923683

0520923685

9781597348201

1597348201

OCLC:

475927354