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001 2014048019
003 DLC
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008 141211s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014048019
020 $a9781107078345 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPA4435.S8$bA14 2015
082 00 $a881/.01$223
100 0 $aStesichorus,$eauthor.
240 10 $aFragments.$lGreek$s(Davies and Finglass)
245 10 $aStesichorus :$bthe poems /$cedited with introduction, translation, and commentary by M. Davies, Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford, and Fellow of St John's College, Oxford and P. J. Finglass, Professor Greek and Head of the Department of Classics, University of Nottingham, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
264 1 $aCambridge, United Kingdom ;$a[New York] :$bCambridge University Press,$c[2015]
300 $axiv, 691 pages ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aCambridge classical texts and commentaries ;$v54
520 2 $aStesichorus' lyric poetry vividly recreates the most dramatic episodes of Greek myth: the labours of Heracles, the sack of Troy, the vengeance of Orestes, and more besides. It can be appreciated today as never before, thanks to the recent discovery of ancient manuscripts buried for some two millennia in the sands of Egypt. This fresh edition of Stesichorus' poems presents the first full-scale analysis of all his surviving works. The detailed introduction and commentary investigate a wide range of key issues, such as Stesichorus' imagery and style, his narrative technique, and his mythological innovations. The controversial question of how Stesichorus' poems were originally performed receives careful scrutiny; particular attention is paid to the fascinating story of the transmission, disappearance, and recovery of his work. A translation integrated with the commentary renders this book accessible to all readers with an interest in early Greek poetry and its legacy. --$cProvided by publisher
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Text and critical apparatus -- Commentary. The games for Pelias ; Geryoneis ; Helen and Palinodes ; Eriphyle ; Europeia ; Thebais? ; Sack of Troy ; Cerberus ; Cycnus ; The returns ; The returns? ; Oresteia ; Scylla ; Boarhunters ; Unplaced fragments ; Fragments perhaps by Stesichorus ; Spurious fragments ; Fragments conjecturally ascribed to Stesichorus.
546 $aText in Greek; notes and commentary in English.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 609-676) and indexes.
700 1 $aDavies, Malcolm,$d1951-$eeditor.
700 1 $aFinglass, Patrick,$d1979-$eeditor.