Poetry as Initiation - The Center for Hellenic Studies Symposium on the Derveni Papyrus

The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European "book." This book addresses many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts.

Summary

The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European "book." Papers in Poetry as Initiation address many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts.

Product details

• Authors: Ioanna Papadopoulou
• Assisted by: Leonard Muellner (Editor), Ioanna Papadopoulou (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.04.2014
• EAN: 9780674726765
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72676-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 268 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 486 g
• Illustrations: 5 halftones, 1 line illustration
• Series: Hellenic Studies Series; Hellenic Studies Series; Hellenic Studies (HUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies