Stesichorus in Context
P. J. Finglass · Adrian Kelly
Jun 2015 · Cambridge University Press
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225
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About this ebook
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.
About the author
Adrian Kelly is Tutorial Fellow in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at Balliol College, Oxford, and Clarendon University Lecturer in Classics at the University of Oxford. He has published A Referential Commentary on Homer Iliad VIII (2007) and Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus (2009). He works mainly on archaic Greek poetry and Athenian tragedy.
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