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Record Nr.

UNINA9910282241903321

Autore

Kivilo Maarit

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

9786612948824

9781282948822

1282948822

9789004193284

9004193286

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; ; 322

Disciplina

881/.0109

B

Soggetti

Poets, Greek - History and criticism

Greek prose literature - History and criticism

Classical biography - History and criticism

Greece Biography History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / M. Kivilo -- Chapter One. Introduction / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Two. Hesiod / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Three. Stesichorus / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Four. Archilochus / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Five. Hipponax / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Six. Terpander / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Seven. Sappho / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Eight. The Formation Of Biographical Traditions / M. Kivilo -- Chapter Nine. Conclusion / M. Kivilo -- Appendix / M. Kivilo -- References / M. Kivilo -- Bibliography / M. Kivilo -- Index / M. Kivilo.

Sommario/riassunto

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.”