Early Greek Poets' Lives - Mnemosyne Suppl. 322

Informationen zum Autor Maarit Kivilo completed her D.Phil. at Magdalen College, Oxford University in 2007. She has also published on the biographical tradition of Homer. Klappentext 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." 1 Introduction; 2 Hesiod; 3 Stesichorus; 4 Archilochus; 5 Hipponax; 6 Terpander; 7 Sappho; 8 The formation of biographical traditions; 9 Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kivilo, Maarit Kivilo
• Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 24.09.2010
• EAN: 9789004186156
• ISBN: 978-90-0-418615-6
• Abmessung: 167 mm x 248 mm x 20 mm
• Serien: Mnemosyne, Supplements; Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Klassische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft