Iambus and Elegy: New Approaches
For over two centuriesstarting with the earliest surviving iambic poet and elegist, Archilochuselegy and iambus attracted some of the finest poetic talents in Greek history and played a major role in public and private life, surviving as living forms into the fourth century BC. The study of these poetic forms has been transformed in recent years by new papyrological finds, yet historically scholarly attention has tended to focus predominantly on Greek lyric poetry. This edited collection provides the first comprehensive exploration devoted specifically to iambus and elegy, offering an important insight into the key issues within current research on the genres. Chapters by leading international experts in the field examine the forms from a broad range of perspectivesaddressing questions of genre definition, performance and context, authorial voice and style, interactions and intertexts, and the texts' transmission and receptionand provide a solid foundation for future research.
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Iambus and Elegy: New Approaches
For over two centuriesstarting with the earliest surviving iambic poet and elegist, Archilochuselegy and iambus attracted some of the finest poetic talents in Greek history and played a major role in public and private life, surviving as living forms into the fourth century BC. The study of these poetic forms has been transformed in recent years by new papyrological finds, yet historically scholarly attention has tended to focus predominantly on Greek lyric poetry. This edited collection provides the first comprehensive exploration devoted specifically to iambus and elegy, offering an important insight into the key issues within current research on the genres. Chapters by leading international experts in the field examine the forms from a broad range of perspectivesaddressing questions of genre definition, performance and context, authorial voice and style, interactions and intertexts, and the texts' transmission and receptionand provide a solid foundation for future research.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780199689743 |
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Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publication date: | 04/18/2016 |
Pages: | 394 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.60(d) |
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