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Stanzaic Architecture of Early Greek Elegy

Christopher A. Faraone
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      In this study of poetic form in early Greek elegy, Christopher A. Faraone argues against the prevailing assumption that it was a genre of stichic poetry derived from or dependent on epic verse. Faraone emphasizes the fact that early elegiac poets composed their songs to the tune of an aulos (a kind of oboe) and used a five-couplet stanza as a basic unit of composition. He points out how knowledge of the elegiac stanza can give us insight into how these poetsalternated between stanzas of exhortation and meditation, used co-ordinated pairs of stanzas to construct lengthy arguments about excellence or proper human government, and created generic set pieces that they could deploy in longer compositions. Faraone's close analysis of nearly all the important elegiacfragments will greatly enhance understanding and appreciation of this poetic genre.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher A. Faraone EAN: 9780199236985 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 407 g HEIGHT: 225 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-04-24 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 150 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets

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      Christopher A. Faraone is The Springer Professor of Classics and the Humanities, University of Chicago.
      In this study of poetic form in early Greek elegy, Christopher A. Faraone argues against the prevailing assumption that it was a genre of stichic poetry derived from or dependent on epic verse. Faraone emphasizes the fact that early elegiac poets composed their songs to the tune of an aulos (a kind of oboe) and used a five-couplet stanza as a basic unit of composition. He points out how knowledge of the elegiac stanza can give us insight into how these poetsalternated between stanzas of exhortation and meditation, used co-ordinated pairs of stanzas to construct lengthy arguments about excellence or proper human government, and created generic set pieces that they could deploy in longer compositions. Faraone's close analysis of nearly all the important elegiacfragments will greatly enhance understanding and appreciation of this poetic genre.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher A. Faraone EAN: 9780199236985 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 407 g HEIGHT: 225 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-04-24 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 150 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets

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      Christopher A. Faraone is The Springer Professor of Classics and the Humanities, University of Chicago.

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