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Stesichorus' 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.
Stesichorus. Fragments. Frr. 178–222 together with S 7–150 are assigned to named poems (in Greek alphabetical order); 222A (the Lille papyrus) is concerned with Theban myth, 222B with several myths; 223–39 deal with various mythological figures, 240–1 refer to Stesichorus’ poetic composition, 242–5 are phrases, 246–68 words (in ...
Stesichorus. Stesichorus was a lyric poet from Himera, who lived during the first half of the 6th century BC. The name Stesichorus actually means "Chorus Master", so it might have been a title and not a name. His real name is possibly Tisias. Stesichorus was very creative and prolific, and is considered the first literary celebrity in Greece.
Feb 1, 2016 · STESICHORUS - M. Davies, P.J. Finglass Stesichorus: the Poems. (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 54.) Pp. xiv + 691. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ...
Chapter 4. Stesichorus’ Palinode in the Phaedrus Socrates’ reference to Stesichorus’ famous palinode in the Phaedrus has not been studied with respect to its context. Although scholars have focused upon the palinode with respect to the question of whether or not Stesichorus composed more than one “recantation,” few have analyzed its role within the […]
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Stesichorus' Homer. This article argues that the reception of Homeric poetry in the lyric poets of the Archaic period is a process of evolution, in which evidentiary difficulty and the gradual development of intertextuality combine to make Stesichorus the first truly intertextual poet in the Greek tradition. Earlier interactions are, as far as ...
