Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kivilo, Maarit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 322.
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
Temas:
Archilochus.
Hesiod.
Hipponax, > active 540 B.C.-537 B.C.
Sappho.
Stesichorus.
Terpander.
Classical biography > History and criticism.
Greek prose literature > History and criticism.
Poets, Greek > Biography > History and criticism.
Poètes grecs > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Prose grecque > Histoire et critique.
Biographies > Jusqu'à 500 > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Poets, Greek
Classical biography.
Greek prose literature.
Greece > Biography > History and criticism.
Grèce > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Greece.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Hesiod: the tradition; origin and family of Hesiod; genealogies of Hesiod; Hesiod's life; the story of Hesiod's death; the works of Hesiod and on Hesiod; the date of Hesiod; formulaic themes and Orphic/Pythagorean influences in Hesiod's tradition; two modern views on the tradition of Hesiod; conclusion
  • Stesichorus: the tradition; Stesichorus' family; Stesichorus' home and travels; Stesichorus' poetry and music; blindness, Helen, and the Palinode; Stesichorus and politics; Stesichorus' name and his death; the date of Stesichorus; the connections with the Pythagorean tradition; formulaic elements in the tradition; conclusions
  • Archilochus: the tradition; Archilochus' family and his friends; Archilochus' home, journeys, and contests; Archilochus' encounter with the muses; the oracles in the tradition of Archilochus; Archilochus and the cult of gods; Lycambes and his daughters; the death of Archilochus; the cult of Archilochus; ancient criticism of Archilochus; the date of Archilochus; traditional elements in Archilochus' biography; conclusion
  • Hipponax: the tradition; Hipponax' origin, home town and family; Hipponax' inventions and the story of Iambe; the quarrel with Boupalus; the death of Hipponax; ancient criticism and editions of Hipponax; the date of Hipponax; formulaic themes in Hipponax' tradition; conclusion
  • Terpander: the tradition; Terpander's home and origin; Terpander in Sparta; the citharodes of Lesbos; the death of Terpander; Terpander's poetry and music; the date of Terpander; formulaic themes in Terpander's tradition; conclusion
  • Sappho: the tradition; ancient portraits and appearance of Sappho; Sappho's home and family; Sappho and Phaon, her exile and death; Sappho's reputation, circle, and rivals; Sappho's inventions and music; the ancient editions of Sappho's poetry, and the treatises on her; the date of Sappho; conclusions
  • The formation of biographical traditions
  • Conclusion.

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