Solon the Athenian, the Poetic Fragments

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-17478-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 326, 14 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1089 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

Solon, the first poet of Athens, had a formative influence on later poetry, including tragedy. Using an integrated literary, historical and philological approach, Maria Noussia Fantuzzi studies the poetry of Solon and offers a thorough analysis of the multifaceted art of this poet, sage and political actor and his place in the history of literature. Issues which she addresses include the transmission of the poems, the use of strategies of persuasion in the creation of an authoritative voice, and the author's immediate political and social context. As well as providing insight into Solon, her book enriches our understanding of archaic literature and the ways in which the culture of Athens was prepared for the ‘miracle’ of the fifth century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noussia-Fantuzzi, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Vorsokratische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Concordances to Previous Editions
Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1 Solon's Life
Chapter 2 Solon the Sage
Chapter 3 Solon the Politician and Legislator
Chapter 4 Solon's Songs, Our Solonian Poems, and the Theognidea
Chapter 5 Solon's Imagery (Simile and Metaphor)

Text
Commentary

Bibliography
Index of Primary Sources
Index of Names and Topics

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Noussia Fantuzzi, Ph.D. (1999) in Classics, University of London, is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and Margo Tytus Fellow at the University of Cincinnati. She has published extensively on archaic and post-classical poetry and is now writing a book on the early Cynics.