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Early Greek poets' lives : the shaping of the tradition
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- Creator
- by Maarit Kivilo
- Included Title
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- Brill e-books
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010
- Physical Details
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- xii, 270 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9004193286, 1282948822, 9786612948824, 9789004193284, 9004186158, 6612948825, 9781282948822, 9789004186156
- OCLC
- ocn612348105, ocn682621139, ocn700696857
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Issued also online.
- Introduction -- Hesiod: the tradition; origin and family of Hesiod; genealogies of Hesiod; Hesiod's life; the story of Hesiod's death; the works of Hesiod and on Hesiod; the date of Hesiod; formulaic themes and orphic/pythagorean influences in Hesiod's tradition; two modern views on the tradition of Hesiod; conclusion -- Stesichorus: the tradition; Stesichorus' family; Stesichorus' home and travels; Stesichorus' poetry and music; blindness, Helen, and the Palinode; Stesichorus and politics; Stesichorus' name and his death; the date of Stesichorus; the connections with the Pythagorean tradition; formulaic elements in the tradition; conclusions -- Archilochus: the tradition; Aarchilochus' family and his friends; Archilochus' home, journeys, and contests; Archilochus' encounter with the muses; the oracles in the tradition of Archilochus; Archilochus and the cult of gods; Lycambes and his daughters; the death of Archilochus; the cult of Archilochus; ancient criticism of Archilochus; the date of Archilochus; traditional elements in Archilochus' biography; conclusion -- Hipponax: the tradition; Hipponax' origin, home town and family; Hipponax' inventions and the story of Iambe; the quarrel with Boupalus; the death of Hipponax; ancient criticism and editions of Hipponax; the date of Hipponax; formulaic themes in Hipponax' tradition; conclusion -- Terpander: the tradition; Terpander's home and origin; Terpander in Sparta; the citharodes of lesbos; the death of Terpander; Terpander's poetry and music; the date of Terpander; formulaic themes in Terpander's tradition; conclusion -- Sappho: the tradition; ancient portraits and appearance of Sappho; Sappho's home and family; Sappho and Phaon, her exile and death; Sappho's reputation, circle, and rivals; Sappho's inventions and music; the ancient editions of Sappho's poetry, and the treatises on her; the date of Sappho; conclusions -- The formation of biographical traditions -- Conclusion