Solon and Early Greek Poetry: The Politics of Exhortation Contributor(s): Irwin, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521101492 ISBN-13: 9780521101493 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Examines the history of archaic Greek through its poetry, particularly the work of Solon. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
Dewey: 881.01 |
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.03 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
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Publisher Description: Examining the interaction between poetics and politics in ancient Greece's archaic period, in relationship to the work of Solon, this volume argues that, in general, the political expressions of martial exhortation elegy were aristocratic in nature and that the symposiasts attempted to assert a heroic identity on the wider polis community. The study demonstrates how Solon's poetry subverts this practice, using the poetic traditions of epic and Hesiod to further different political aims. It concludes by looking beyond the confines of Solon's poetic appropriations to argue for other influences on his poetry, in particular that of tyranny. |
Contributor Bio(s): Irwin, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Irwin is Research Fellow at Girton College Cambridge. She is the author of articles on Greek literature and a contributor to The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women (editor Richard Hunter) (Cambridge University Press, 2005). |