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Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition / by Maarit Kivilo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kivilo, Maarit.
- Series:
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 322.
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
- Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; 322
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hesiod.
- Stesichorus.
- Archilochus.
- Hipponax, active 540 B.C.-537 B.C.
- Hipponax.
- Terpander.
- Sappho.
- Poets, Greek--Biography--History and criticism.
- Poets, Greek.
- Greek prose literature--History and criticism.
- Greek prose literature.
- Classical biography--History and criticism.
- Classical biography.
- Greece--Biography--History and criticism.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as “new heroes.”
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / M. Kivilo
- Chapter One. Introduction / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Two. Hesiod / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Three. Stesichorus / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Four. Archilochus / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Five. Hipponax / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Six. Terpander / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Seven. Sappho / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Eight. The Formation Of Biographical Traditions / M. Kivilo
- Chapter Nine. Conclusion / M. Kivilo
- Appendix / M. Kivilo
- References / M. Kivilo
- Bibliography / M. Kivilo
- Index / M. Kivilo.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- CC BY-NC
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786612948824
- 9781282948822
- 1282948822
- 9789004193284
- 9004193286
- OCLC:
- 700696857
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004186156.i-272 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Open access Unrestricted online access
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