Description
The sixth-century BC Greek poet Stesichorus was highly esteemed in antiquity; but by about AD 400 his works had been almost completely lost. Over recent decades, however, the recovery of substantial portions of his poetry has enabled a reassessment of his significance. These essays by leading scholars analyse different aspects of his oeuvre: the relationship between Stesichorus and epic, particularly his response to the Homeric poems; his narrative technique and his handling of erotic themes; and his influence and reception in fifth-century Athens, in Hellenistic scholarship and poetry, in the Renaissance, and in poetry today. The volume as a whole - the first dedicated to this author - amply demonstrates the extraordinary creativity and continuing vitality of the poet from Himera.
Table of Contents
1. The state of Stesichorean studies P. J. Finglass and Adrian Kelly; Part I. Stesichorus and Epic: 2. Stesichorus' Homer Adrian Kelly; 3. Stesichorus and the Epic Cycle Chris Carey; 4. Epic, lyric, and lyric epic M. L. West; Part II. Stesichorean Poetics: 5. Stesichorus, master of narrative P. J. Finglass; 6. Stesichorus the romantic Ian Rutherford; Part III. Reception and Influence: 7. Stesichorus at Athens Ewen Bowie; 8. Stesichorus on stage Laura Swift; 9. Sweet Stesichorus: Theocritus 18 and the Helen revisited Richard Hunter; 10. Stesichorus' readers: from Pierre de Ronsard to Anne Carson Gerson Schade.
