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Record Nr.

UNISA996237237803316

Autore

Noussia Fantuzzi Maria

Titolo

Solon the Athenian, the poetic fragments / by Maria Noussia-Fantuzzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-11939-0

9786613119391

90-474-2824-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (594 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles 2011

Disciplina

881.01

881/.01

Soggetti

Political poetry, Greek - History and criticism

Politics and literature - Greece - Athens

Athens (Greece) In literature

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 (p. [527]-566) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Chapter One. Solon’s Life / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Chapter Two. Solon The Sage / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Chapter Three. Solon The Politician And Legislator / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Chapter Four. Solon’s Songs, Our Solonian Poems, And The Theognidea / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Chapter Five. Solon’s Imagery (Simile And Metaphor) / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Editorial Note / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Text / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Commentary / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Bibliography / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Index Of Primary Sources / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi -- Index Of Names And Topics / M. Noussia-Fantuzzi.

Sommario/riassunto

Solon, the first poet of Athens, had a formative influence on later poetry, including tragedy. Using an integrated literary, historical and philological approach, Maria Noussia Fantuzzi studies the poetry of Solon and offers a thorough analysis of the multifaceted art of this poet, sage and political actor and his place in the history of literature. Issues which she addresses include the transmission of the poems, the use of strategies of persuasion in the creation of an authoritative voice, and the author's immediate political and social context. As well as providing insight into Solon, her b