"Arion's Lyre" examines how Hellenistic poetic culture adapted,
reinterpreted, and transformed Archaic Greek lyric through a
complex process of textual, cultural, and creative reception.
Looking at the ways in which the poetry of Sappho, Alcaeus, Ibycus,
Anacreon, and Simonides was preserved, edited, and read by
Hellenistic scholars and poets, the book shows that Archaic poets
often look very different in the new social, cultural, and
political setting of Hellenistic Alexandria. For example, the
Alexandrian Sappho evolves from the singer of Archaic Lesbos but
has distinct associations and contexts, from Ptolemaic politics and
Macedonian queens to the new phenomenon of the poetry book and an
Alexandrian scholarship intent on preservation and
codification.
A study of Hellenistic poetic culture and an interpretation of
some of the Archaic poets it so lovingly preserved, "Arion's Lyre"
is also an examination of how one poetic culture reads another--and
how modern readings of ancient poetry are filtered and shaped by
earlier readings.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
Benjamin Acosta-Hughes
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-09525-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
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LSN: |
0-691-09525-6 |
Barcode: |
9780691095257 |
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