Greek Lyric: Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, and Others

Name: Greek Lyric: Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, and Others
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ISBN: 9780674995253

ISBN-10: 0674995252

ISBN-13: 9780674995253

Edition: 1991

Authors: David A. Campbell, Stesichorus, Ibycus, Simonides, David A. Greek Lyric

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The most important poets writing in Greek in the sixth century BC came from Sicily and southern Italy. Stesichorus was called by ancient writers "most Homeric"-a recognition of his epic themes and noble style. He composed verses about the Trojan War and its aftermath, the Argonauts, the adventures of Heracles. He may have been a solo singer, performing these poems to his own cithara accompaniment. Ibycus probably belonged to the colony of Rhegium in southwestern Italy. Like Stesichorus he wrote lyrical narratives on mythological themes, but he also composed erotic poems. Simonides is said to have spent his later years in Sicily. He was in Athens at the time of the Persian Wars, though, and…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 4.45" wide x 6.65" long x 1.35" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



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Arion Xanthus Stesichorus testimonia text


Echembrotus Sacadas Ibycus testimonia text


Apollodorus Lasus testimonia text


Tynnichus Lamprus Pratinas testimonia text


Cydias Simonides testimonia text


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