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Cambridge Classical Studies: Markers of Allusion in Archaic Greek Poetry by Thomas J. Nelson (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009078194
ISBN-139781009078191
eBay Product ID (ePID)8057254333
Product Key Features
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMarkers of Allusion in Archaic Greek Poetry
Publication Year2023
SubjectAncient / General, Linguistics / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorThomas J. Nelson
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, History
SeriesCambridge Classical Studies
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2023-015863
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal881.109384
Table Of ContentI. Introduction; II. The Pre-Alexandrian footnote; III. Poetic Memory; IV. Time for allusion; V. Epilogue.
SynopsisChallenging many established narratives of literary history, this book investigates how the earliest known Greek poets (seventh to fifth centuries BCE) signposted their debts to their predecessors and prior traditions - placing markers in their works for audiences to recognise (much like the 'Easter eggs' of modern cinema). Within antiquity, such signposting has often been considered the preserve of later literary cultures, closely linked with the development of libraries, literacy and writing. In this wide-ranging new study, Thomas Nelson shows that these devices were already deeply ingrained in oral archaic Greek poetry, deconstructing the artificial boundary between a supposedly 'primal' archaic literature and a supposedly 'sophisticated' book culture of Hellenistic Alexandria and Rome. In three interlocking case studies, he highlights how poets from Homer to Pindar employed the language of hearsay, memory and time to index their allusive relationships, as they variously embraced, reworked and challenged their inherited tradition., Challenging established narratives of literary history, this book explores how the earliest known Greek poets signposted their debts to their predecessors and prior traditions. Such signposting has been considered the preserve of later bookish cultures, but Thomas Nelson shows that these devices were already ingrained in oral archaic Greek poetry.
LC Classification NumberPA3092
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