Download or read book The Fragments of Stesichorus Illustrated written by Stesichorus of Metauros and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2024-04-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the nine canonical lyric poets of Greek antiquity, Stesichorus flourished in the sixth century BC. He is best known for composing epic stories in lyric metres and for the colourful ancient traditions concerning his life. Scholars at Alexandria divided his verses into 26 books, which now only survive in fragments. The extant titles suggest themes from the traditional epic heritage found in mainland Greece and Asia Minor, as well as in Italy and Sicily. Stesichorus’ poetry broke with the epic tradition, in which a single performer declaimed verse in dactylic hexameters, as his lyric verses in the Doric dialect were accompanied by a stringed instrument. He completed the form of the choral ode by adding the epode to the strophe and antistrophe. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Stesichorus’ fragments, with illustrations and an informative introduction. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Stesichorus’ life and works * Features the fragments of Stesichorus, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the text * Includes J. M. Edmonds’ 1924 translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables * Features two bonus biographies — discover Stesichorus’ ancient world * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Translations The Fragments The Greek Texts List of Greek Texts The Biographies Stesichorus (1873) by William Smith Stesichorus (1911)
Download or read book The Fragments of Alcman Illustrated written by Alcman of Sparta and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-10-07 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flourishing in the seventh century BC, Alcman was a choral lyric poet from Sparta. He was the earliest representative of the Alexandrian canon of the Nine Lyric Poets and composed poetry in the local Doric dialect, with Homeric influences. The extant fragments reveal that his verses were mostly hymns composed in long stanzas, comprising lines of varying metres. Alcman’s poetry is noted for its clear, light and pleasant tone, while employing rich visual description. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Alcman’s fragments, with illustrations, an informative introduction and bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Alcman's life and works * Features the extant fragments of Alcman, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the text * Features J. M. Edmonds’ 1922 translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables * Features a bonus contextual essay by John Addington Symonds — discover the history of ancient lyric poetry * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Translation The Fragments of Alcman (1922) The Greek Text List of Greek Fragments The Contextual Essay The Lyric Poets (1873) by John Addington Symonds
Download or read book The Fragments of Panyassis Illustrated written by Panyassis of Halicarnassus and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judged by some as second only to Homer, Panyassis of Halicarnassus was a fifth-century BC epic poet, who was the uncle of Herodotus. His chief literary achievement was the epic poem ‘Heraclea’, composed of 14 books, narrating the adventures of Heracles in various parts of the world, including the undergoing of his fabled Twelve Labours. The fragments that have been preserved reveal an elegant and graceful style, noted for its harmonious rhythm. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents the fragments of Panyassis’ lost epic, with illustrations, an informative introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Panyassis’ life and works * Features the fragments of Panyassis, in both English translation and the original Greek * Concise introduction to the text * Includes an original new translation of the fragments * Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for students * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the texts you want to read with individual contents tables * Features a bonus essay — discover the development of epic poetry in ancient Greece CONTENTS: The Translations The Fragments The Greek Texts List of Greek Fragments The Essay The Heroic Age of Greece (1912) by H. Munro Chadwick
Download or read book Sophocles The Plays and Fragments written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sophocles The Plays and Fragments written by Sophocles and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1883 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Plays and Fragments written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stesichorus written by Schade and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of Stesichoros, an ancient Greek poet of the early sixth century B.C., is transmitted in fragments only. This volume contains a new edition of some of the most interesting Stesichoros-papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection. The papyri are analysed under various aspects: survey of relevant secondary literature, introduction about identification and contents of each papyrus (including archaeological evidence), papyrological description, metrics; the edition is complete with a Latin critical apparatus, translation and detailed commentary. A brief general introduction illustrates notorious problems concerning the author, the genre etc. A bibliography and indices are provided at the end of the volume. The book will be welcomed by classicists and papyrologists alike.
Download or read book Autobiography of Red written by Anne Carson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning poet reinvents a genre in a stunning work that is both a novel and a poem, both an unconventional re-creation of an ancient Greek myth and a wholly original coming-of-age story set in the present. Geryon, a young boy who is also a winged red monster, reveals the volcanic terrain of his fragile, tormented soul in an autobiography he begins at the age of five. As he grows older, Geryon escapes his abusive brother and affectionate but ineffectual mother, finding solace behind the lens of his camera and in the arms of a young man named Herakles, a cavalier drifter who leaves him at the peak of infatuation. When Herakles reappears years later, Geryon confronts again the pain of his desire and embarks on a journey that will unleash his creative imagination to its fullest extent. By turns whimsical and haunting, erudite and accessible, richly layered and deceptively simple, Autobiography of Red is a profoundly moving portrait of an artist coming to terms with the fantastic accident of who he is. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist "Anne Carson is, for me, the most exciting poet writing in English today." --Michael Ondaatje "This book is amazing--I haven't discovered any writing in years so marvelously disturbing." --Alice Munro "A profound love story . . . sensuous and funny, poignant, musical and tender." --The New York Times Book Review "A deeply odd and immensely engaging book. . . . [Carson] exposes with passionate force the mythic underlying the explosive everyday." --The Village Voice
Download or read book The works of Alexander Pope with notes and illustrations by himself and others To which are added a new life of the author c by W Roscoe written by Alexander Pope and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Anatomy of Auctorial Self Criticism in the European Middle Ages written by Anita Obermeier and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study outlines the history and anatomy of the European apology tradition from the sixth century BCE to 1500 for the first time. The study examines the vernacular and Latin tales, lyrics, epics, and prose compositions of Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Spanish, and Welsh authors. Three different strands of the apology tradition can be proposed. The first and most pervasive strand features apologies to pagan deities and-later-to God. The second most important strand contains literary apologies made to an earthly audience, usually of women. A third strand occurs more rarely and contains apologies for varying literary offenses that are directed to a more general audience. The medieval theory of language privileges an imitation of the Christian master narrative and a hierarchical medieval view of authorship. These notions express a medieval philosophical concern about language and its role, and therefore the role of the author, in cosmic history. Despite the fact that women apologize for different purposes and reasons, their examples illustrate, on yet another level, the antifeminist subtext inherent in the entire apology tradition. Overall, the apology tradition characterized by interauctoriality, intertextuality, and intratextuality, enables self-critical authors to refer not only backward but also-primarily-forward, making the medieval apology a progressive strategy that engenders new literature. This study would be relevant to all medievalists, especially those interested in literature and the history of ideas.
Download or read book The Fragments of the Roman Historians written by Tim Cornell and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 2719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This title is a definitive and comprehensive edition of the fragmentary texts of all the Roman historians whose works are lost. Historical writing was an important part of the literary culture of ancient Rome, and its best-known exponents, including Sallust, Livy, Tacitus, and Suetonius, provide much of our knowledge of Roman history. However, these authors constitute only a small minority of the Romans who wrote historical works from around 200 BC to AD 250. In this period we know of more than 100 writers of history, biography, and memoirs whose works no longer survive for us to read. They include well-known figures such as Cato the Elder, Sulla, Cicero, and the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Mythical Narratives in Stesichorus written by Sofia Carvalho and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mythical narratives of Stesichorus provide the earliest surviving examples of poetic production in the Greek West. This book illustrates how Stesichorus reshaped Greek epic to create a remarkably innovative type of lyric poetry – a literature that was particularly expressive in its handling of motifs associated with travel, such as the voyages of heroes, their returns home, and their escapes. This comprehensive survey of Stesichorus’ treatment of myth discusses his engagement with Homer and Hesiod, his powerful and often moving means of characterisation, his subtle treatment of narrative, and his elaboration of emotional episodes unprecedented in archaic Greek lyric poetry. All Greek is translated, making the book accessible to anyone with an interest in one of the great poets of archaic Greece, whose work had such an impact on the later genre of tragedy.
Download or read book The Works of Alexander Pope Esq with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others To which are Added a New Life of the Author an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings and Occasional Remarks by William Roscoe Esq written by Alexander Pope and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Alexander Popekesq with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others written by Alexander Pope and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plays and Fragments Electra 1894 written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Plays and Fragments The Electra written by Sophocles and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Classical Dictionary of Biography Mythology and Geography with Illustrations written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
