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The stylistic aims of the Alexandrian poets have been much discussed, as has their reliance on literary tradition.First published in 1987,
Realism in Alexandrian Poetry covers less familiar ground. Taking the whole canon of Alexandrian poetry as his starting point, Dr Zanker surveys the use of the realistic mode in many such works.
List of contents
1. Definitions and a Sample 2. The Hellenistic Theory of Pictorial Realism 3. The Practice of Pictorial Realism 4. The Appeal to Science 5. The Ancient Theory and Pre-Alexandrian Practice of Everyday and Low Realism 6. The Everyday and the Low in Alexandrian Poetry Conclusion
About the author
Graham Zanker is Emeritus Professor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. His latest books include
Modes of Viewing in Hellenistic Poetry and Art,
Herodas: Mimiambs, and
Fate and the Hero in Virgil's Aeneid
: Stoic World Fate and Human Responsibility. He has been awarded fellowships at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Tübingen, Cincinnati, the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies, and the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies.
Summary
The stylistic aims of the Alexandrian poets have been much discussed, as has their reliance on literary tradition.First published in 1987, Realism in Alexandrian Poetry covers less familiar ground. Taking the whole canon of Alexandrian poetry as his starting point, Dr Zanker surveys the use of the realistic mode in many such works.
