Early Greek Poets' Lives by Kivilo, Maarit

Early Greek Poets' Lives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004186156)

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Early Greek Poets' Lives by Kivilo, Maarit

Early Greek Poets' Lives

$174.00
Early Greek Poets' Lives by Kivilo, Maarit

Early Greek Poets' Lives

$174.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns.
It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as "new heroes."


Author: Maarit Kivilo
ISBN-10: 9004186158
ISBN-13: 9789004186156
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2010
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.45h x 6.30w x 0.69d
By Maarit Kivilo
By Maarit Kivilo
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Maarit Kivilo completed her D.Phil. at Magdalen College, Oxford University in 2007. She has also published on the biographical tradition of Homer.

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