Stesichorus in Context - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107645662 ISBN 13: 9781107645660

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading scholars analyse different aspects of his oeuvre: the relationship between Stesichorus and epic, particularly his response to the Homeric poems; his narrative technique and his handling of erotic themes; and his influence and reception in fifth-century Athens, in Hellenistic scholarship and poetry, in the Renaissance, and in poetry today. The volume as a whole - the first dedicated to this author - amply demonstrates the extraordinary creativity and continuing vitality of the poet from Himera.

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Book Description

This book presents ten new essays on aspects of the Greek poet Stesichorus, whose works have only recently been rediscovered. It will appeal to everybody interested in Greek poetry and its influence, and in the recovery of long-lost texts.

About the Author

P. J. Finglass is Professor of Greek at the University of Nottingham, and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He has published editions of Sophocles' Electra and Ajax, of Pindar's Pythian Eleven, and of Stesichorus with Cambridge University Press, as well as many articles on archaic and classical Greek literature. In 2012 he was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust. His research for this book was funded by an Early Career Fellowship awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1107645662
• ISBN 13: 9781107645660
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 223
• Editor: Finglass P. J., Kelly Adrian