Publication Date:
2024-03-23
Description:
This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns. It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as “new heroes.”
Keywords:
Classics
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Classics
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greek
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history
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poetry
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Archilochus
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Hesiod
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Homer
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Sappho
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Stesichorus
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Suda
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Terpander
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thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AH Hellenic languages::2AHA Ancient (Classical) Greek
Language:
English
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