Stesichorus in Context

Name: Stesichorus in Context
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107069732
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ISBN: 9781107069732

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1107069734

ISBN-13 9781107069732

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 4th, 2015

Print length 222 Pages

Weight 564 grams

Dimensions 18.30 x 25.70 x 1.90 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval Literary studies: poetry & poets Classical history / classical civilisation

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This book presents ten new essays on aspects of the Greek poet Stesichorus, whose works have only recently been rediscovered. It will appeal to everybody interested in Greek poetry and its influence, and in the recovery of long-lost texts.

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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