Early Greek poets' lives
Subtitle: the shaping of the tradition
By: by Maarit Kivilo
Series: Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature -- 322
Publisher: Brill; BRILL
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9789004186156
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: The formation of biographical traditions; title: Conclusion.