Hesiod, the other poet : ancient reception of a cultural icon / by Hugo H. Koning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koning, Hugo H.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 325.

Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; v. 325

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory--Social aspects--Greece--History--To 1500.

Memory.

Hesiod--Criticism and interpretation.

Hesiod.

Hesiod--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hesiod: The Other Poet is a study dealing with the role of Hesiod in the imagination and the collective memory of the ancient Greeks. Its main hypothesis is that Hesiod's image was to a large degree formed by the picture of Homer: Hesiod is decidedly different when presented as allied with, opposed to or simply without Homer. Following this approach, Hesiod is investigated as a moral and philosophical authority, a locus informed with values and qualities, a concept in literary-critical discourse, and more generally as a cultural and panhellenic icon constructed and reconstructed by later Greek authors who employed and so re-created him in their own texts.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / H. Koning

Introduction / H. Koning

1. Introduction: Equating Hesiod And Homer / H. Koning

2. The Boundless Authority Of Hesiod And Homer / H. Koning

3. Hesiod And Homer: The Storekeepers Of Knowledge / H. Koning

4. Introduction: Searching For Hesiod / H. Koning

5. Ethics And Politics: The Common And The Arcane / H. Koning

6. Philosophy: Great And Small / H. Koning

7. Introduction: The Contest Of Hesiod And Homer / H. Koning

8. Swords And Ploughshares / H. Koning

9. The Other Poetics / H. Koning

10. Conclusion / H. Koning

Bibliography / H. Koning

General Index / H. Koning

Index Locorum / H. Koning.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-03941-9

9786613039415

90-04-18981-5

OCLC:

722724751

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004186163.i-440 DOI