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Author Tsantsanoglou, K.

Title Of golden manes and silvery faces : the Partheneion 1 of Alcman / Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou
Published Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 170 pages)
Series Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; volume 16
Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; v. 16.
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Commentary -- Text and Translation -- References -- General Index -- Plates
Summary Ever since the papyrus containing Alcman's Partheneion was first published in 1863, classical scholars have strived to solve its enigma. This book presents a verse-by-verse commentary to the text with a number of new proposals based on a detailed inspection of the papyrus. The Scholia to the Partheneion, where numerous new readings are made, greatly elucidate the composition of the chorus, the number of its members, the identity of the protagonist girls, the social context, as well as questions of performance. A new edition of the Partheneion and the Scholia is offered at the end, with a trans
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Alcman. Partheneion
SUBJECT Partheneion (Alcman) fast
Subject LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
Languages & Literatures.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Form Electronic book
Author Alcman. Partheneion. Greek
Alcman. Partheneion. English
LC no. 2012035983
ISBN 9783110292008
3110292009