Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first full-scale companion on Hesiod to appear in English. The twelve contributions included in this volume cover a wide range of aspects of Hesiodic poetry, such as the relation between Hesiod and the literary traditions of the Near East and the entire span of works comprising the Hesiodic corpus, from the Theogony and the Works and Days to the Melampodia and the Aigimios. They also explore the language, style, poetics, and narrative art of Hesiod, as well as his influence on Hellenistic and Roman poetry, but also his reception by the ancient biographical traditions and scholia. The aim of this volume is to supply all those interested in Greek poetry with an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of scholarly approaches to Hesiod and various other works which have come down to us under his name.
Trade Review"This collection makes a notable contribution to Hesiodic scholarship, providing a comprehensive survey of the field in English by distinguished scholars." "A volume useful both to graduate students beginning their study of Hesiod and to scholars." Stephanie Nelson, Religious Studies Review, vol. 37 nr. 2 (2011).
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Abbreviations Editors’ Introduction Hesiod and the Literary Traditions of the Near East, Ian Rutherford The Poetry of the Theogony, Pietro Pucci Works and Days: Tracing the Path to Arete, Jenny Strauss Clay The Hesiodic Corpus, Ettore Cingano Poetry and Poetics in the Hesiodic Corpus, Christos Tsagalis The Language of Hesiod and the Corpus Hesiodeum, Albio Cesare Cassio Hesiod’s Narrative, Antonios Rengakos Callimachus Hesiodicus Revisited, Evina Sistakou Hesiod’s Style: Towards an Ancient Analysis, Richard Hunter Hesiod and the Ancient Biographical Traditions, Gregory Nagy Ancient Scholarship on Hesiod, Franco Montanari The Latin Reception of Hesiod, Gianpiero Rosati Bibliography General Index
