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Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition /
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 p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
322. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 tradition. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 electronic resource (xii, 270 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004193284 9004193286 1282948822 9781282948822 9786612948824 6612948825 |