Mythical Narratives in Stesichorus: Greek Heroes on the Move

Sofia Carvalho

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Mythical Narratives in Stesichorus

Greek Heroes on the Move

Sofia Carvalho

Volume 115 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110715736

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About this book

The mythical narratives of Stesichorus provide the earliest surviving examples of poetic production in the Greek West. This book illustrates how Stesichorus reshaped Greek epic to create a remarkably innovative type of lyric poetry – a literature that was particularly expressive in its handling of motifs associated with travel, such as the voyages of heroes, their returns home, and their escapes. This comprehensive survey of Stesichorus’ treatment of myth discusses his engagement with Homer and Hesiod, his powerful and often moving means of characterisation, his subtle treatment of narrative, and his elaboration of emotional episodes unprecedented in archaic Greek lyric poetry.
All Greek is translated, making the book accessible to anyone with an interest in one of the great poets of archaic Greece, whose work had such an impact on the later genre of tragedy.

Author / Editor information

Sofia Carvalho, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Preliminary Note Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
1 Adventure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Escape and Returns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
3 Abduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
4 Exile Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
5 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
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Index Nominum et Rerum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index of Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Classical Scholars, students, and all those interested in Archaic Greek Lyric and the antecedents of Greek Tragedy
Pages
- Front matter: 34
- Main content: 315
Keywords: Stesichorus; Greek lyric poetry; myth; lyric narrative

eBook

Published: November 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110715736

Hardcover

Published: November 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110715453

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9783111265698