Hesiod and Classical Greek Poetry - Reception and Transformation in the Fifth Century Bce

Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Hesiod and the poetics of lyric; 2. Hesiodic narratives in lyric; 3. Lyric reception of Hesiod's didactic poetry; 4. Hesiodic narratives and the tragedians; 5. Hesiod and Old Comedy; Conclusion.

About the author

Zoe Stamatopoulou is Associate Professor of Classics at Washington University, St Louis. Her research focuses on Archaic and Classical Greek poetry as well as on Greek literature of the Imperial era, with an emphasis on the Hesiodic tradition and its reception in antiquity. She has authored several articles on Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Euripides and Plutarch.

Summary

Hesiod was regarded by the Greeks as a foundational figure of their culture, alongside Homer. This book examines the rich and varied engagement of fifth-century lyric and drama with the poetic corpus attributed to Hesiod as well as with the poetic figure of Hesiod.

Product details

• Authors: Zoe Stamatopoulou, Zoe (Washington University Stamatopoulou, Stamatopoulou Zoe
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781316615041
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61504-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: poetry and poets