Early Greek Poets' Lives
Early Greek Poets' Lives

Author: Maarit Kivilo

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010-09-24

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 9004193286

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This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sources; when the traditions were formed; and to what extent they are shaped by formulaic themes and story-patterns. It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as “new heroes.”

Alexandria 1
Alexandria 1

Author: David Fideler

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Published: 1991-09-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780933999169

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Journal of cosmology, philosophy, myth, and culture.

Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity
Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Author: Charles H. Cosgrove

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 100920484X

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This is a captivating story of music-making at social recreations from Homeric times to the age of Augustine. It tells about the music itself and its purposes, as well as the ways in which people talked about it, telling anecdotes, picturing musical scenes, sometimes debating what kind of music was right at a party or a festival. In straightforward and engaging prose, the author covers a remarkably broad history, providing the big picture yet with vivid and nuanced descriptions of concrete practices and events. We hear of music at aristocratic parties, club music, people's music-making at festivals, political uses of music at the court of Alexander the Great and in the public banquets of Roman emperors in the Colosseum, opinions of music-making at social meals from Plato to Clement of Alexandria, and much more, making the book a treasure-trove of information and a fascinating journey through ancient times and places.