Building on numerous original close readings of works by Homer,
Hesiod, and other ancient Greek poets, Richard P. Martin
articulates a broad and precise poetics of archaic Greek verse. The
ancient Greek hexameter poetry of such works as the Iliad and the
Odyssey differ from most modern verbal art because it was composed
for live, face-to-face performance, often in a competitive setting,
before an audience well versed in mythological and ritual lore. The
essays collected here span Martin’s acclaimed career and explore
ways of reading this poetic heritage using principles and evidence
from the comparative study of oral traditions, literary and
speech-act theories, and the ethnographic record. Among topics
analyzed in depth are the narrative structures of Homer’s epics,
the Hesiodic Works and Days, and the Homeric Hymn to Apollo; the
characterization of poetic and musical performers within the poems;
the social context for verses ascribed to the legendary singer
Orpheus; the significance of various rituals as stylized by poetic
performances; and the interrelations, at the level of diction and
theme, among the major genres of epic and hymn, as well as "genres
of speaking" such as lament, praise, advice, and proverbial wisdom.
General
Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Myth and Poetics II |
Release date: |
October 2019 |
Authors: |
Richard P. Martin
(Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor in Classics)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
540 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-1309-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5017-1309-4 |
Barcode: |
9781501713095 |
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