Stesichorus in Context (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Finglass, P. J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading scholars analyse different aspects of his oeuvre: the relationship between Stesichorus and epic, particularly his response to the Homeric poems; his narrative technique and his handling of erotic themes; and his influence and reception in fifth-century Athens, in Hellenistic scholarship and poetry, in the Renaissance, and in poetry today. The volume as a whole - the first dedicated to this author - amply demonstrates the extraordinary creativity and continuing vitality of the poet from Himera.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316382912
• Artikelnr.: 43189900

Inhaltsangabe

1. The state of Stesichorean studies P. J. Finglass and Adrian Kelly
Part I. Stesichorus and Epic: 2. Stesichorus' Homer Adrian Kelly
3. Stesichorus and the Epic Cycle Chris Carey
4. Epic, lyric, and lyric epic M. L. West
Part II. Stesichorean Poetics: 5. Stesichorus, master of narrative P. J. Finglass
6. Stesichorus the romantic Ian Rutherford
Part III. Reception and Influence: 7. Stesichorus at Athens Ewen Bowie
8. Stesichorus on stage Laura Swift
9. Sweet Stesichorus: Theocritus 18 and the Helen revisited Richard Hunter
10. Stesichorus' readers: from Pierre de Ronsard to Anne Carson Gerson Schade.