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Greek Poetry of Late Antiquity - An Anthology
Authors: Spanoudakis, Konstantinos
Karvouni, Aikaterini-Nina
Litinas, Nikos
Reviewer: Papaioannou, Sofia
Subject: HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY
Keywords:
Greek Poetry
Early Christian Epic
Greek Epic
Late Antiquity
Description:
Abstract:
This book is an Anthology of a neglected period (from the point of view of literature and indeed poetry), the Late Antiquity. It included specimens from the poetic output beginning with Oppian of Cilicia in the 2nd century AD until George of Pisidia c. AD 630 (but without him, as he is considered to be the first Byzantine poet). In other words, it covers the period from the end of 'classical' philology until the beginning of byzantine philology. In the Introduction the historical, religious, cultural and educational background is discussed, without the knowledge of which the comprehesion of literature at this period is impossible. Texts include specimens from all important genres cultivated at this period presented according to modern theory which is significantly different from what was established some twenty years ago. Texts will be followed by commentaries elucidating them from many different angles (see the analysis according to each chapter). The book continually focuses on contexts, on the interaction of literature and art, literature and science, literature and philosophy (Neoplatonism, theurgic and theoretical), literature and religion (the osmosis of Christianity and 'paganism').
Table of Contents:
Prologue
Table of Contents
Abbreviations

Introduction
a. Literary Periods: An Inconvenient Template
b. Historical Ambience
c. Education and Learning
d. Christianity
e. Poetry in Late Antiquity: General Characteristics
f. Persons and Texts
g. Education and Poetry
h. The Beginnings of Christian Poetry

Chapter 1. Anacreontics
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 2. Ritual Hymnography: Orphic Hymns
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 3. Ethopoea: P. Oxy. 3537 recto (‘Hesiod’) [= Mertens–Pack3 1857.320, Leuven Database of Ancient Books 5556]
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 4. Epic
Didactic Epic
Oppian, Halieutics
Maximus, De auspiciis
Mythological Epic
Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica
Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 5. Epyllion
a. Triphiodorus, The Capture of Ilion
b. Musaeus, Hero and Leander
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 6. Christian Poetry
a. Sibylline Oracles
b. The Funerary Inscription of Abercius
c. Gregory of Nazianzus, De humana natura (Carmina moralia xiv)
d. Nonnus of Panopolis, Paraphrasis of the Gospel of St John
Βιβλιογραφία
Ερωτήσεις

Chapter 7. Epigram
General Introduction the Epigram in Late Antiquity
a. Palladas
b. Christodorus of Coptus
c. Agathias Scholasticus
d. Marianus Scholasticus
e. Julian the Egyptian
f. Cyrus of Panopolis
g. Paul the Silentiary
Bibliography
Questions

Chapter 8. The Visual World of Late-Antique Poetry: A List of Words and Images

Appendices
I. Synoptic Table of Poets/Poems in Late Antiquity
II. Table of Roman Emperors from the 2nd to the 6th century AD

Lexicon of Technical Terms

Indices
a. Index of Passages
b. Index of Greek Words
c. Index of Images
Linguistic Editors: Ladianou, Ekaterini
Type: Undergraduate textbook
Creation Date: 14-12-2015
Item Details:
ISBN 978-960-603-084-0
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/gr
Spatial Coverage: The poetry of Late Antiquity was composed in the big cultural centres of the time: Alexandria, Constantinople, Rome, Gaza.
Temporal Coverage: 2nd century AD - 6th century AD
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/363
Bibliographic Reference: Spanoudakis, K., Karvouni, A., & Litinas, N. (2015). Greek Poetry of Late Antiquity - An Anthology [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/363
Language: Greek
Consists of: 1. Anacreontics
2. Ritual Hymnography: Orphic Hymns
3. Ethopoea: P. Oxy. 3537 recto (‘Hesiod’) [= Mertens–Pack3 1857.320, Leuven Database of Ancient Books 5556]
4. Epic
5. Epyllion
6. Christian Poetry
7. Epigram
8. The Visual world of Late Antique Poetry. A List of Words and Images
9. Lexicon of Philological and Related Terms
10. Tables of Poets/Poems and Emperors
11. Introduction to the Poetry of Late Antiquity
Technical Requirement: Windows xp or newer. E-book or pdf reader.
Number of pages 250
Version: 1st edition
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions