The stanzaic architecture of early Greek elegy [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher A. Faraone
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Faraone Christopher A
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| Titolo: |
The stanzaic architecture of early Greek elegy [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher A. Faraone
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 884/.0109 |
| Soggetto topico: | Elegiac poetry, Greek - History and criticism |
| Greek language - Metrics and rhythmics | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-188) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Note on Abbreviations and Transliterations; 1. Introduction; 2. Internal Structure; 3. Composition; 4. Performance; 5. Improvisation; 6. Innovation and Archaism; 7. Revival; 8. Conclusions; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Indexes |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of poetic form in early Greek elegy. Christopher A. Faraone draws on analogies from Italian and English song and poetry of the Renaissance. All Greek is translated and all technical terms explained. - ;In this study of poetic form in early Greek elegy, Christopher A. Faraone argues against the prevailing assumption that it was a genre of stichic poetry derived from or dependent on epic verse. Faraone emphasizes the fact that early elegiac poets composed their songs to the tune of an aulos (a kind of oboe) and used a five-couplet stanza as a basic unit of composition. He points out how |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Stanzaic architecture of early Greek elegy |
| ISBN: | 1-281-51520-5 |
| 9786611515201 | |
| 0-19-155318-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453621103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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