Early Greek Poets' Lives

The Shaping of the Tradition
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18615-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Band 322, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

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.”

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Greek poets’ life and works, and the formation of their biographical and chronographical traditions. Although aimed primarily at classicists, it will be of interest also to historians

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kivilo, Maarit

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction
2 Hesiod
3 Stesichorus
4 Archilochus
5 Hipponax
6 Terpander
7 Sappho
8 The formation of biographical traditions
9 Conclusion

Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Maarit Kivilo completed her D.Phil. at Magdalen College, Oxford University in 2007. She has also published on the biographical tradition of Homer.