Genre in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry: Theories and Models
Year
2020
Publisher
Brill
Type
BOOK
Category
Literary Criticism
Language
English
Pages
422
ISBN
978-9-00441-259-0
Link
Last Update
09-Sep-2024
Keywords
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Description
Genre in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry foregrounds innovative approaches to the question of genre, what it means, and how to think about it for ancient Greek poetry and performance. Embracing multiple definitions of genre and lyric, the volume pushes beyond current dominant trends within the field of Classics to engage with a variety of other disciplines, theories, and models. Eleven papers by leading scholars of ancient Greek culture cover a wide range of media, from Sappho’s songs to elegiac inscriptions to classical tragedy. Collectively, they develop a more holistic understanding of the concept of lyric genre, its relevance to the study of ancient texts, and its relation to subsequent ideas about lyric.
