Stesichorus in Context
- Editors:
- P. J. Finglass, University of Nottingham
- Adrian Kelly, University of Oxford
- Date Published: June 2015
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107069732
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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.
Read more- Presents ten essays on Stesichorus by leading scholars
- Focuses not on individual poems or particular philological problems, but on Stesichorus' poetic work as a whole
- Considers the importance of Stesichorus for later literature, both ancient and modern
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- Date Published: June 2015
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107069732
- length: 222 pages
- dimensions: 255 x 182 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.57kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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