The Well-Read Muse - Present and Past in Callimachus and the Hellenistic Poets

Sommario

Preface to the 2008 Edition Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1 - Poetic Inspiration and the Poet's Self Image in Hellenistic Greece Chapter 2 - Rupture and Revival. The Poet's Link to the Literary Past Chapter 3 - Callimachus' Hymn to Delos Chapter 4 - Conclusion Structural Diagram of the Hymn to Delos Bibliography Index Locorum Subject Index

Riassunto

Tradition and originality, the interplay of present and past, are a concern of poets in any age. Peter Bing's seminal monograph chases this idea through the thickets of Hellenistic poetry and particularly among the lines of Callimachus' Hymn to Delos.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Bing
• Editore: Michigan Classical Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2008
• EAN: 9780979971303
• ISBN: 978-0-9799713-0-3
• Pagine: 163
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 237 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 412 g
• Serie: Cultural Legacies; Cultural Legacies
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese