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Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry

2005-01-13 History
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Release : 2005-01-13
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry by : Marco Fantuzzi

Download or read book Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry written by Marco Fantuzzi. This book was released on 2005-01-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hellenistic poets of the third and second centuries BC were concerned with the need both to mark their continuity with the classical past and to demonstrate their independence from it. In this revised and expanded translation of Muse e modelli: la poesia ellenistica da Alessandro Magno ad Augusto, Greek poetry of the third and second centuries BC and its reception and influence at Rome are explored allowing both sides of this literary practice to be appreciated. Genres as diverse as epic and epigram are considered from a historical perspective, in the full range of their deep-level structures, providing a different perspective on the poetry and its influence at Rome. Some of the most famous poetry of the age such as Callimachus' Aitia and Apollonius' Argonautica is examined. In addition, full attention is paid to the poetry of encomium, in particular the newly published epigrams of Posidippus, and Hellenistic poetics, notably Philodemus.

Poetry as Window and Mirror

2011-03-21 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2011-03-21
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Poetry as Window and Mirror by : Jacqueline Klooster

Download or read book Poetry as Window and Mirror written by Jacqueline Klooster. This book was released on 2011-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hellenistic Poetry has enjoyed a notable re-appreciation in recent years and received ample scholarly discussion, especially focusing on its reception and innovation of Greek poetic tradition. This book wishes to add to our picture of how Hellenistic poetry works by looking at it from a slightly different angle. Concentrating on the interaction between contemporary poets, it attempts to view the dynamics of imitation and reception in the light of poetical self-positioning. In the courtly Alexandrian surroundings, choosing a poetic model and affiliation determines one's position in the cultural field. This book sets out to chart, not only the well-known complexities of handling the poetic past, but especially their relation to the poetic interaction of the Hellenistic, in particular Alexandrian poets.

The Shadow of Callimachus

2006-11-23 History
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Release : 2006-11-23
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Shadow of Callimachus by : Richard Hunter

Download or read book The Shadow of Callimachus written by Richard Hunter. This book was released on 2006-11-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of critical readings this book builds a picture of the Roman reaction to, and adoption of, the Greek poetry of the last three pre-Christian centuries. Although the poetry of the greatest figure of Greek poetry after Alexander, Callimachus of Cyrene, and his contemporaries stands at the heart of the book, the individual studies embrace the full scope of what remains of Hellenistic poetry, both high literary productions and the more marginal poetry, such as that in honour of the great goddess Isis. The singularity of the poetry of Catullus and Virgil, of Horace and the elegists, emerges as more rich and complex than has hitherto been appreciated. Individual studies concern the poets' declared attitudes to their own work, the figure of Dionysus/Bacchus and the poetry of world conquest, the creation of similes, and the conversion of Greek bucolic into Latin pastoral.

The Many-Headed Muse

2014-01-16 History
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Release : 2014-01-16
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Many-Headed Muse by : Pauline A. LeVen

Download or read book The Many-Headed Muse written by Pauline A. LeVen. This book was released on 2014-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Greek songs composed between 440 and 323 BC and argues for the vividness and diversity of lyric culture.

The Many-headed Muse

2014 Greek poetry
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Release : 2014
Genre : Greek poetry
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Book Synopsis The Many-headed Muse by : Pauline Anaïs LeVen

Download or read book The Many-headed Muse written by Pauline Anaïs LeVen. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines Greek songs composed between 440 and 323 BC and argues for the vividness and diversity of lyric culture.

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