Title Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition / by Maarit Kivilo

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010

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Description 1 electronic resource (xii, 270 pages) Series Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; 322 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 322. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature. Contents Introduction -- Hesiod: the tradition; origin and family of Hesiod; genealogies of Hesiod; Hesiod's life; the story of Hesiod's death; the works of Hesiod and on Hesiod; the date of Hesiod; formulaic themes and Orphic/Pythagorean influences in Hesiod's tradition; two modern views on the tradition of Hesiod; conclusion -- Stesichorus: the tradition; Stesichorus' family; Stesichorus' home and travels; Stesichorus' poetry and music; blindness, Helen, and the Palinode; Stesichorus and politics; Stesichorus' name and his death; the date of Stesichorus; the connections with the Pythagorean tradition; formulaic elements in the tradition; conclusions -- Archilochus: the tradition; Archilochus' family and his friends; Archilochus' home, journeys, and contests; Archilochus' encounter with the muses; the oracles in the tradition of Archilochus; Archilochus and the cult of gods; Lycambes and his daughters; the death of Archilochus; the cult of Archilochus; ancient criticism of Archilochus; the date of Archilochus; traditional elements in Archilochus' biography; conclusion -- Hipponax: the tradition; Hipponax' origin, home town and family; Hipponax' inventions and the story of Iambe; the quarrel with Boupalus; the death of Hipponax; ancient criticism and editions of Hipponax; the date of Hipponax; formulaic themes in Hipponax' tradition; conclusion -- Terpander: the tradition; Terpander's home and origin; Terpander in Sparta; the citharodes of Lesbos; the death of Terpander; Terpander's poetry and music; the date of Terpander; formulaic themes in Terpander's tradition; conclusion -- Sappho: the tradition; ancient portraits and appearance of Sappho; Sappho's home and family; Sappho and Phaon, her exile and death; Sappho's reputation, circle, and rivals; Sappho's inventions and music; the ancient editions of Sappho's poetry, and the treatises on her; the date of Sappho; conclusions -- The formation of biographical traditions -- Conclusion Summary 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 tradition Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode English Description based on print version record; resource not viewed Subject Archilochus Hesiod Hipponax, active 540 B.C.-537 B.C. Sappho Stesichorus Terpander SUBJECT Archilochus fast Hesiod fast Hipponax, active 540 B.C.-537 B.C. fast Sappho fast Stesichorus fast Terpander fast Subject Classical biography -- History and criticism Greek prose literature -- History and criticism Poets, Greek -- Biography -- History and criticism Poets, Greek -- Biography -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry. Poets, Greek Classical biography Greek prose literature SUBJECT Greece -- Biography -- History and criticism Subject Greece Genre/Form Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2021759028 ISBN 9789004193284 9004193286 1282948822 9781282948822 9786612948824 6612948825

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