Space in archaic Greek lyric : city, countryside and sea / Jo Gaby Marc Heirman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heirman, Jo Gaby Marc.

Series:

UvA Proefschriften

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek poetry--History and criticism.

Greek poetry.

Space and time in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the end of the twentieth century onwards space has become a 'hot topic' in literary studies. This thesis contributes to the spatial turn by focusing on space in archaic Greek lyric (7th-5th c bc). A theoretical framework inspired by narratology, phenomenology and metaphor theory is applied to archaic lyric poems in which city, countryside and sea are of importance. Heirman argues that space is predominantly symbolic: the city is a political or an erotic metaphor, the countryside an erotic symbol, and the sea a symbol of danger. He also attempts to connect the symbolism of space with the c

Contents:

Space in archaic Greek Lyric: City, Countryside and sea; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS; TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCING SPACE IN LYRIC; 1. A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF SPACE; 2. THE CITY; 3. THE COUNTRYSIDE; 4. THE SEA; 5. CONCLUSION; EPILOGUE: THE SYMBOLISM OF SPACE AND THE SYMPOSIUM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES; SUMMARY; SAMENVATTING

Notes:

Summary in English and Dutch.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-04-079031-3

1-003-70413-1

1-04-079450-5

1-280-66706-0

9786613643995

90-485-1638-2

9781003704133

OCLC:

811490871