The Swan of Sparta
A New Reading of the Epitaph for Alcman by Leonidas of Tarentum ( Anth. Pal. 7.19 = 57 G.-P.)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21370251 |
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| Authors | Davide Massimo (0000-0003-2267-0411, University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham , NG7 2RD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 169 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 174-183 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philologus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-7985 • E-ISSN: 2196-7008 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/phil-2024-0016 |
| OpenAlex | W4415141774 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This article suggests a new interpretation of a troubled passage of the epitaph for the poet Alcman by the Hellenistic poet Leonidas of Tarentum ( Anth. Pal. 7.19 = 57 G.-P.). It argues that with minimal changes to the text of l. 3, one can make better sense of the line and ultimately provide a better understanding of the whole epigram and its poetic imagery, corroborated by parallels both in Alcman’s poetry and other passages of Greek literature
Epitaph · Interpretation (philosophy) · Parallels · Poetry · Reading (process) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
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Impermanent Stones, Permanent Plants
Poetologische Bildersprache in der frühgriechischen Dichtung
The Poetics of Dialect in the Self-Epitaphs of Nossis and Leonidas of Tarentum
Euripides
Horace's voladictory
Poets’ Corners in Greek Epigram Collections
Most musicall, most melancholy’
The Emergence of the Lyric Canon
Tombs of the Ancient Poets
| Highly cited | No |
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