Henry L Spelman
Biographic Data
| ID | 9495625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henry L Spelman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henry L |
| FAMILY NAME | Spelman |
| SIGNATURE | SPELMAN H L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford University Merton College Oxford UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Alcidamas and the Idea of Literary History
The problematic and important P. Mich. Inv. 2754 is generally agreed to preserve part of Alcidamas’ Mouseion, and that work is in turn generally agreed to lie behind the extant Contest of Homer and Hesiod. Building on and sometimes diverging from James Porter’s recent contribution in this journal, this essay offers new answers to long-standing problems. Section 1 interprets the difficult final lines of the Michigan papyrus. Section 2 adduces corr…
Classicising ‘Pindar’
This essay examines the earliest quotations of Pindar in order to shed light on the social and historical dynamics through which he first emerged as a classic author. Pindaric quotations from the classical period point to his stratified and multi-faceted reception: as a figure within popular memory, as an emblem of elite culture and as an intellectual ancestor. Indeed, a capacity to appeal to different audiences for different but interconnected r…
The View From Olympus
Apollo travels from Pytho to Olympus, and the other gods greet his arrival (186–93): ἔνθεν δὲ πρὸς Ὄλυμπον ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὥς τε νόημα εἶςι Διὸς πρὸς δῶμα θεῶν μεθ’ ὁμήγυριν ἄλλων⋅ αὐτίκα δ’ ἀθανάτοιςι μέλει κίθαρις καὶ ἀοιδή. Μοῦςαι μέν θ’ ἅμα πᾶςαι ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ ὑμνεῦςίν ῥα θεῶν δῶρ’ ἄμβροτα ἠδ’ ἀνθρώπων τλημοςύνας, ὅς’ ἔχοντες ὑπ’ ἀθανάτοιςι θεοῖςι ζώους’ ἀφραδέες καὶ ἀμήχανοι, οὐδὲ δύνανται εὑρέμεναι θανάτοιό τ’ ἄκος καὶ γήραος ἄλκαρ. From …
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The View From Olympus
Apollo travels from Pytho to Olympus, and the other gods greet his arrival (186–93): ἔνθεν δὲ πρὸς Ὄλυμπον ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὥς τε νόημα εἶςι Διὸς πρὸς δῶμα θεῶν μεθ’ ὁμήγυριν ἄλλων⋅ αὐτίκα δ’ ἀθανάτοιςι μέλει κίθαρις καὶ ἀοιδή. Μοῦςαι μέν θ’ ἅμα πᾶςαι ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ ὑμνεῦςίν ῥα θεῶν δῶρ’ ἄμβροτα ἠδ’ ἀνθρώπων τλημοςύνας, ὅς’ ἔχοντες ὑπ’ ἀθανάτοιςι θεοῖςι ζώους’ ἀφραδέες καὶ ἀμήχανοι, οὐδὲ δύνανται εὑρέμεναι θανάτοιό τ’ ἄκος καὶ γήραος ἄλκαρ. From …
Classicising ‘Pindar’
This essay examines the earliest quotations of Pindar in order to shed light on the social and historical dynamics through which he first emerged as a classic author. Pindaric quotations from the classical period point to his stratified and multi-faceted reception: as a figure within popular memory, as an emblem of elite culture and as an intellectual ancestor. Indeed, a capacity to appeal to different audiences for different but interconnected r…
Alcidamas and the Idea of Literary History
The problematic and important P. Mich. Inv. 2754 is generally agreed to preserve part of Alcidamas’ Mouseion, and that work is in turn generally agreed to lie behind the extant Contest of Homer and Hesiod. Building on and sometimes diverging from James Porter’s recent contribution in this journal, this essay offers new answers to long-standing problems. Section 1 interprets the difficult final lines of the Michigan papyrus. Section 2 adduces corr…
Art (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Ancestor (1 work) · Apollo (1 work)