Inventing Homer - The Early Reception of Epic

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Graziosi is currently Lecturer in Greek at the University of Reading. She was educated in Trieste, Oxford and Cambridge and in 1999-2000 held a Junior Research Fellowship at New College, Oxford. Her doctoral thesis, on which the present book is based, has been shortlisted for the Hellenic Foundation's Annual Prize for the best doctoral thesis. Klappentext How was the poet Homer imagined by ancient Greeks? This book examines stories circulating between the sixth and fourth centuries BC about his birth! place of origin and name; the circumstances of his life - such as the story of his blindness - his relation to other poets! and his heirs. The aim is to explore the ancient reception of the Homeric poems! and to look at it in relation to modern representations of Homer! ancient and modern conceptions of authorship! and the 'Homeric Question'. The book's engaging and accessible style should make it attractive to a wide range of readers! including non-classicists! and all quotations from Greek are provided with an English translation. Zusammenfassung How was the poet Homer imagined by ancient Greeks? This book examines stories about this elusive figure that circulated between the sixth and fourth centuries BC! and attempts to explore the ancient reception of the Homeric poems and to look at it in relation to modern conceptions and approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Frontispiece; Preface; List of abbreviations of editions and works of reference; Introduction; 1. The birth of Homer; 2. Homer's name and his place of origin; 3. The date of Homer; 4. Blindness, poverty and closeness to the gods; 5. Homer's relationship to other poets; 6. The heirs of Homer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; General index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara Graziosi, Barbara (University of Durham) Graziosi, Graziosi Barbara
• Con la collaborazione di: R. Lanny Hunter (Editore), R. G. Osborne (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.2002
• EAN: 9780521809665
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80966-5
• Pagine: 300
• Serie: Classic drama; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary theory, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets