Poetry as Window and Mirror

Positioning the Poet in Hellenistic Poetry

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9307475
AutoresJacqueline Klooster (0000-0002-3963-7354, University of Amsterdam, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Páginas282
Fecha de publicación2011-03-21
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaPoetry as window and mirror (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/ej.9789004202290.i-282
OpenAlexW1503109450
Open LibraryOL24903612M
ISBN9789004202290
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

Hellenistic Poetry has enjoyed a notable re-appreciation in recent years and received ample scholarly discussion, especially focusing on its reception and innovation of Greek poetic tradition. This book wishes to add to our picture of how Hellenistic poetry works by looking at it from a slightly different angle. Concentrating on the interaction between contemporary poets, it attempts to view the dynamics of imitation and reception in the light of poetical self-positioning. In the courtly Alexandrian surroundings, choosing a poetic model and affiliation determines one's position in the cultural field. This book sets out to chart, not only the well-known complexities of handling the poetic past, but especially their relation to the poetic interaction of the Hellenistic, in particular Alexandrian poets

Art · Field (mathematics · Imitation · Literature · Poetry · Position (finance · Relation (database · Window (computing · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · History · Mathematics · Psychology · Alexandria · Egypt · Greek poetry · Greek poetry, history and criticism · Hellenistic Greek poetry · History and criticism