Hellenistic Epigrams

Author : Annette Harder,Remco F. Regtuit,G. C. Wakker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015056204657

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Hellenistic Epigrams by Annette Harder,Remco F. Regtuit,G. C. Wakker Pdf

This volume contains the papers of the 'Groningen Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry 5: Hellenistic Epigrams' (Groningen 30 August - 1 September 2000). During the workshop a first draft of the papers was discussed and commented on by an international group of specialists in the field of Hellenistic poetry. The volume contains a wide range of articles and thus provides a survey of current developments in research on one of the important genres of Hellenistic poetry. Several articles deal with generic aspects of the Hellenistic epigram, including the transition of inscriptions on stone to purely literary texts, others explore the function of the epigram in its social and cultural context or focus on specific groups of epigrams. The volume is the fifth of a series. Every two years a Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry takes place at the University of Groningen, the papers of which are published in the series "Hellenistica Groningana".

Author : Alexander Sens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521849555

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Hellenistic Epigrams by Alexander Sens Pdf

This edition with commentary covers a wide selection of Hellenistic epigrams in a way suitable for both students and scholars.

Author : Francis Cairns
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107168503

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Hellenistic Epigrams by Francis Cairns Pdf

Investigates the literary, linguistic, historical, epigraphic, and other contexts of Hellenistic epigrams in themed chapters through analyses of individual epigrams.

Author : Kathryn J. Gutzwiller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520918979

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Poetic Garlands by Kathryn J. Gutzwiller Pdf

Epigrams, the briefest of Greek poetic forms, had a strong appeal for readers of the Hellenistic period (323-31 B.C.). One of the most characteristic literary forms of the era, the epigram, unlike any other ancient or classical form of poetry, was not only composed for public recitation but was also collected in books intended for private reading. Brief and concise, concerned with the personal and the particular, the epigram emerged in the Hellenistic period as a sophisticated literary form that evinces the period's aesthetic preference for the miniature, the intricate, and the fragmented. Kathryn Gutzwiller offers the first full-length literary study of these important poems by studying the epigrams within the context of the poetry books in which they were originally collected. Drawing upon ancient sources as well as recent papyrological discoveries, Gutzwiller reconstructs the nature of Hellenistic epigram books and interprets individual poems as if they remained part of their original collections. This approach results in illuminating and original readings of many major poets, and demonstrates that individual epigrammatists were differentiated by gender, ethnicity, class status, and philosophical views. In an important final chapter, Gutzwiller reconstructs much of the poetic structure of Meleager's Garland, an ancient anthology of Hellenistic epigrams.

Author : Alison Keith
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443827614

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Latin Elegy and Hellenistic Epigram by Alison Keith Pdf

The relationship between the genres of elegy and epigram has been much debated and from a dizzying variety of angles. The contributors to this volume explore the impact of Hellenistic Greek epigram on Latin erotic elegy in the light of the recent discovery and publication of papyrus book-rolls, especially those containing Hellenistic Greek epigram collections. Individual chapters approach the interrelations of Greek epigram and Latin elegy through the theoretical frameworks of intermediality (the contamination of the two different media of stone inscription and book roll) and textual criticism (applying to the Latin elegist Propertius the editorial lessons learned from the papyrus collections of Greek epigrams). Some chapters focus on the reception of specific Greek epigrams, particularly those of Meleager and Philodemus, in particular elegies of Propertius and Ovid, while others take the Latin elegists as their focus and examine their appropriation of both the thematic motifs of Greek epigram and the organizational structures of Hellenistic epigram books. All bear witness to the importance of Hellenistic Greek epigram to the authors of Latin erotic elegy, consolidate our understanding of the formal relations between the two genres in the Hellenistic and Roman worlds, and deepen our appreciation of individual Greek epigrams and Latin elegies.

Author : Maria Kanellou,Ivana Petrovic,Chris Carey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780192573780

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Greek Epigram from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine Era by Maria Kanellou,Ivana Petrovic,Chris Carey Pdf

Greek epigram is a remarkable poetic form. The briefest of all ancient Greek genres, it is also the most resilient: for almost a thousand years it attracted some of the finest Greek poetic talents as well as exerting a profound interest on Latin literature, and it continues to inspire and influence modern translations and imitations. After a long period of neglect, research on epigram has surged during recent decades, and this volume draws on the fruits of that renewed scholarly engagement. It is concerned not with the work of individual authors or anthologies, but with the evolution of particular subgenres over time, and provides a selection of in-depth treatments of key aspects of Greek literary epigram of the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Byzantine periods. Individual chapters offer insights into a variety of topics, from explorations of the dynamic interactions between poets and their predecessors and contemporaries, and of the relationship between epigram and its socio-political, cultural, and literary background from the third century BCE up until the sixth century CE, to its interaction with its origins, inscribed epigram more generally, other literary genres, the visual arts, and Latin poetry, as well as the process of editing and compilation which generated the collections which survived into the modern world. Through the medium of individual studies the volume as a whole seeks to offer a sense of this vibrant and dynamic poetic form and its world which will be of value to scholars and students of Greek epigram and classical literature more broadly.

Author : Peter Bing,Jon Bruss
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789047419402

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Brill's Companion to Hellenistic Epigram by Peter Bing,Jon Bruss Pdf

An internationally renowned set of experts on epigram offers an introduction, fresh approaches, and new direction to the study of Hellenistic-era epigram by exploring the models, forms, poetology, sub-genera, intertexts, and ancient and modern reception of Hellenistic epigram.

Author : Christer Henriksén
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118841723

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A Companion to Ancient Epigram by Christer Henriksén Pdf

A delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram From Nestor’s inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages. A Companion to Ancient Epigram offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, Hellenistic Greece, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times. Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram The first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre Scholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years Looks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition A Companion to Ancient Epigram will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.

Author : Flavia Licciardello
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110681673

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Deixis and Frames of Reference in Hellenistic Dedicatory Epigrams by Flavia Licciardello Pdf

The book presents an analysis of communicative structures and deictic elements in Hellenistic dedicatory epigrams. Moving from the most recent linguistic theories on pragmatics and considering together both Stein- and Buchepigramme, this study investigates the linguistic means that are employed in texts transmitted on different media (the stone and the book) to point to and describe their spatial and temporal context. The research is based on the collection of a new corpus of Hellenistic book and inscribed dedicatory epigrams, which were compared to pre-Hellenistic dedicatory epigrams in order to highlight the crucial changes that characterise the development of the epigrammatic genre in the Hellenistic era. By demonstrating that the evolution of the epigrammatic genre moved on the same track for book and stone epigrams, this work offers an important contribution to the ongoing debate on the history of the epigrammatic genre and aims to stimulate further reflection on a poetic genre, which, since its origins in the Greek world, has been successful both in ancient and modern literary traditions.

Author : Maria Kanellou,Ivana Petrovic,Chris Carey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780198836827

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Greek Epigram from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine Era by Maria Kanellou,Ivana Petrovic,Chris Carey Pdf

Greek epigram is a remarkable poetic form. The briefest of all ancient Greek genres, it is also the most resilient: for almost a thousand years it attracted some of the finest Greek poetic talents as well as exerting a profound interest on Latin literature, and it continues to inspire and influence modern translations and imitations. After a long period of neglect, research on epigram has surged during recent decades, and this volume draws on the fruits of that renewed scholarly engagement. It is concerned not with the work of individual authors or anthologies, but with the evolution of particular subgenres over time, and provides a selection of in-depth treatments of key aspects of Greek literary epigram of the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Byzantine periods.0Individual chapters offer insights into a variety of topics, from explorations of the dynamic interactions between poets and their predecessors and contemporaries, and of the relationship between epigram and its socio-political, cultural, and literary background from the third century BCE up until the sixth century CE, to its interaction with its origins, inscribed epigram more generally, other literary genres, the visual arts, and Latin poetry, as well as the process of editing and compilation which generated the collections which survived into the modern world. Through the medium of individual studies the volume as a whole seeks to offer a sense of this vibrant and dynamic poetic form and its world which will be of value to scholars and students of Greek epigram and classical literature more broadly.

Author : D. L. Page
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:463200393

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The Greek Anthology by D. L. Page Pdf

Author : Niall Livingstone,Gideon Nisbet
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521145708

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Epigram by Niall Livingstone,Gideon Nisbet Pdf

Provides an introduction as to what epigram means and why it matters. Short content excellent for undergraduates and researchers alike.

Author : Alexander Sens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Epigrams, Greek
ISBN : 1139024833

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Hellenistic Epigrams by Alexander Sens Pdf

"Greek "literary" epigrams constitute one of the most versatile and dynamic poetic forms in the Hellenistic period. Originally modeled on the anonymous epitaphs and dedications inscribed on monuments throughout antiquity, these short poems came to include a variety of subtypes and served as a vehicle for Hellenistic poets to experiment with themes and motifs from other genres. Epigram thrived into the Imperial and Byzantine periods and exerted a great influence on Latin poetry; its afterlife in other literatures continues to the present day. The modern study of Hellenistic epigram is built on the philological foundations of A. S. F. Gow and D. L. Page's edition of epigrams which seem to have been collected in antiquity in the anthologies of Meleager (HE) and Philip (GPh). Since the publication of those works, new scholarly attitudes and approaches have helped transform our understanding of the form and its literary and cultural context, as have papyrological discoveries; epigrams are better appreciated as works of literature, as are the ancient collections in which they were assembled. Readers approaching the form for the first time in Greek, however, still have relatively few resources for accessing a range of poems by multiple early writers"--

Author : Sonya Lida Tarán
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004059571

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The Art of Variation in the Hellenistic Epigram by Sonya Lida Tarán Pdf

Author : Christer Henriksén
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118841723

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A Companion to Ancient Epigram by Christer Henriksén Pdf

A delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram From Nestor’s inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages. A Companion to Ancient Epigram offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, Hellenistic Greece, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times. Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram The first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre Scholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years Looks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition A Companion to Ancient Epigram will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.