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The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading scholars analyse different aspects of his oeuvre: the relationship between Stesichorus and epic, particularly his response to the Homeric poems; his narrative technique and his handling of erotic themes; and his influence and reception in fifth-century Athens, in Hellenistic scholarship and poetry, in the Renaissance, and in poetry today. The volume as a whole - the first dedicated to this author - amply demonstrates the extraordinary creativity and continuing vitality of the poet from Himera.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Stesichorus in Context
• Author: P. J. Finglass, A. Kelly
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 222
• EAN: 9781107069732
• ISBN: 1107069734
• ID: 09179396
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 564 g
• Dimensions: 183 × 257 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. June 2015

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