| Solon and Early Greek Poetry: The Politics of Exhortation Contributor(s): Irwin, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521851785 ISBN-13: 9780521851787 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 881.01 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.08" W x 8.8" (1.15 lbs) 366 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
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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). |
