Eba Poon (Theocritus, Id . I. 139, 140)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20637473 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry W Prescott (University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1913 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 176-187 |
| Publication date | 1913-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800017067 |
| OpenAlex | W2144001625 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The mystical part of Reitzenstein′s interpretation of the song in Theocritus′s first idyll has not been generally accepted;it is somewhat surprising to find a new interpretation of the legend of Daphnis, and a new explanation of the genesis of pastoral poetry, introduced by the statement, referring to Reitzenstein: ‘ Nicht zu kiihn war er, sondern noch nicht kiihn genug.’ Starting from Reitzenstein′s contention that the pastoral was developed from a cult-song, Fries elaborates the theory that Daphnis is a Greek Krishna; that the maiden of Theocritus′s first idyll is the counterpart of the heroine of the Song of Songs ; that astral mythology, Oriental in origin, supplies the clue to Theocritus′s handling of the legend. On the basis of this and other material Fries constructs further theories affecting the development of other literary types than the pastoral, and leads us ultimately to a novel interpretation of the Phaeacian episode in the Odyssey
Art · Cult · Idyll · Interpretation (philosophy) · Legend · Linguistics · Literature · Mysticism · Mythology · Poetry · Theology · Classical Antiquity Studies · German Literature and Culture Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |