| Hesiod: The Other Poet: Ancient Reception of a Cultural Icon Contributor(s): Koning, Hugo (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004186166 ISBN-13: 9789004186163 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $169.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 881.01 |
| LCCN: 2010045139 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 452 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hesiod: The Other Poet is a study dealing with the role of Hesiod in the imagination and the collective memory of the ancient Greeks. Its main hypothesis is that Hesiod's image was to a large degree formed by the picture of Homer: Hesiod is decidedly different when presented as allied with, opposed to or simply without Homer. Following this approach, Hesiod is investigated as a moral and philosophical authority, a locus informed with values and qualities, a concept in literary-critical discourse, and more generally as a cultural and panhellenic icon constructed and reconstructed by later Greek authors who employed and so re-created him in their own texts. |