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This book examines the formation and development of the
biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the
traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander
and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the
traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks
to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what
were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what
extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns. It
challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for
example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the
Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the
legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets
were perceived as new heroes.
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