Greek Lyric Poetry: A Commentary on Selected Larger Pieces (Alcman, Stesichorus, Sappho, Alcaeus, Ibycus, Anacreon, Simonides, Bacchylides, Pindar, Sophocles, Euripides) - Brossura

Hutchinson, G. O.

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ISBN 10: 0199265828 ISBN 13: 9780199265824

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2003

Riassunto

A comprehensive literary commentary on many of the central pieces of Greek lyric poetry, including works by Alcman, Stesichorus, Sappho, Alcaeus, Ibycus, Anacreon, Simonides, Bacchylides, Pindar, Sophocles, and Euripides. The pieces chosen are usually the longest and best-preserved; a single large poem each is taken from Bacchylides and Pindar; two odes from tragedy illustrate the adoption of lyric into drama. The volume includes the Greek texts and apparatus, which incorporate fresh work on the papyri and numerous new suggestions. Introductions to each poet set the poetry in its historical and literary context. The book brings textual and literary criticism of the poets together, providing a close and sustained analysis of important poems across the genre, and so enables the reader to see in detail the development and diversity of a remarkable body of poetry.

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Recensione:

... to specialists, scholars and teachers it offers readings both original and illuminating which will enrich anyone's enjoyment and understanding of these texts. (The Journal of Classics Teaching)

... one of the most remarkable features of the book is its seamless interweaving of the 'textual and literary traditions of scholarship' ... In that one is not faced with a barrage of posturing, but a direct engagement with the texts, Hutchinson demonstrates that sophisticated reading can be conveyed with clarity and style. (The Journal of Classics Teaching)

A valuable contribution, not only to the understanding and appreciation of the poetry involved, but also of the poets themselves. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

Rarely does one find such high standards of textual and literary criticism combined. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

L'autore:

G. O. Hutchinson is Professor of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford

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• Editore: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0199265828
• ISBN 13: 9780199265824
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 552