Title: Traditional elegy : the interplay of meter, tradition, and context in early Greek poetry /
Authors: Garner, Robert Scott, 1973-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Elegiac poetry, Greek History and criticism; Greek language Metrics and rhythmics.; Oral-formulaic analysis.; Oral tradition Greece History
Abstract: 'Traditional Elegy' explores several issues related to the traditional compositional techniques that lay behind archaic Greek elegy.
Contents: Elegy and its traditional possibilities -- Formulas in early Greek elegy -- Epic correption or "traditional" correption? -- Further considerations.