{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-lyric-isbn-9781119122623","title":"A Companion to Greek Lyric","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the power of Greek lyric with essays from some of the foremost scholars in the field today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent decades have seen a strong resurgence of interest in Greek lyric, resulting in this topic becoming one of the most dynamic areas of Classical scholarship. In \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned Classical scholar Laura Swift delivers a collection of essays by international experts and emerging voices that offers up-to-date approaches on the methodology, contexts, and reception of Greek lyric from the archaic to the Hellenistic period. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edited volume includes detailed analyses of the poets themselves, as well as a reflection of the current state of play in the study of Greek lyric. It showcases the scope and range of approaches to be found in scholarly work in the field.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewcomers to the subject will benefit from the range of contextual and technical information included that allows for a more effective engagement with the lyric poets. Readers will also enjoy:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance on working with texts that are mainly preserved as fragments \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA selection of ways in which lyric poetry has influenced and inspired writers from Rome to the modern era \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommendations for further reading that offer a starting point for how to follow up on a particular topic  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and master’s students taking courses on Greek lyric or survey courses on classical literature, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e also belongs in the libraries of students of English or Comparative Literature seeking an authoritative resource for Greek lyric. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Standard Editions x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Contexts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Lyric Chorus 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLucia Athanassaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Religion and Ritual in Early Greek Lyric 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Furley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epic and Lyric 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrian Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Commemorating the Athlete 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNigel Nicholson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Aristocracy, Aristocratic Culture, and the Symposium 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarek Węcowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Politics 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan M. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Methodologies and Techniques 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Papyrology 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC. Michael Sampson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Citation and Transmission 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Meter and Music 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArmand D’Angour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Lyric Dialects 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark de Kreij\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Deixis and World Building 162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvert van Emde Boas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Lyric Space: Sappho and Aphrodite’s Sanctuary 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnette Giesecke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sappho, Performance, and Acting Fragments 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Montgomery Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Authors and Forms 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Iambos 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKlaus Lennartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Elegy 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKrystyna Bartol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Stesichorus 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP. J. Finglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Alcman 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Sappho 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndré Lardinois\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Alcaeus 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenry Spelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Ibycus and Anacreon 290\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEttore Cingano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Solon and Theognis 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEwen Bowie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Simonides 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Rawles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Pindar 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Bacchylides 346\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Fearn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The New Music 362\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePauline A. LeVen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Dramatic Lyric 377\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Swift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Lyres of Orpheus: The Transformations of Lyric in the Hellenistic Period 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. D. Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 Receptions 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Greek Iambic and Lyric in Horace 407\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndreas T. Zanker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Greek Lyric at Rome: Before and After Augustan Poetry 424\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTobias Allendorf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Gift of Song: German Receptions of Pindar 437\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn T. Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 “Anacreon” in America 453\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Rosenmeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Greek Lyric: A View from the North 467\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Allan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Sappho and the Feminist Movement: Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 484\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarguerite Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Anne Carson’s Lyric Temporalities: Desire, Immortality, and Time in the Fragments of Sappho and Stesichorus 496\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHannah Silverblank\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Greek Lyric and Pindar in Brazil 512\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert de Brose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 573\u003c\/p\u003e \"This new companion provides a comprehensive survey of key information and perspectives on Greek lyric in an accessible language. In the discussions, excessively detailed and subtle scholarly questions are generally avoided, as is fitting for a companion. Its 35 knowledgeable chapters will meet the expectations and needs of Classics students who embark on an in-depth study of Greek lyric.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Swift\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at The Open University. The author of \u003ci\u003eArchilochus: The Poems, Greek Tragedy: Themes and Contexts, The Hidden Chorus: Echoes of Genre in Tragic Lyric,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEuripides: Ion\u003c\/i\u003e, she also works with theatre practitioners on how to represent and stage fragmentary Greek poetry as a contemporary art form.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO GREEK LYRIC \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e offers students and scholars of classical literature an authoritative collection of essays that illuminate the contexts and interpretation of Greek lyric from the archaic to the Hellenistic period. It contains detailed analyses of the poetry and reflects the current state of play in Greek lyric scholarship, showcasing the scope and range of approaches found in this field.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Students new to the subject will benefit from the contextual and methodological information that allows for deeper engagement with the lyric poets and will guide them through the process of working with texts that are mainly preserved as fragments. The lasting influence of lyric poetry is showcased through a selection of essays that demonstrate how writers from ancient Rome to the modern day have been influenced by the poetic form. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Lyric\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough cultural and historical grounding and introduces readers to technical challenges that apply when studying Greek lyric. Recommendations for further reading round out the material, giving students and scholars of classical studies, English literature, or comparative literature the opportunity to expand on areas of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988608598245,"sku":"NP9781119122623","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119122623.jpg?v=1761780955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-lyric-isbn-9781119122623","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}