Lesbos' other lyricist: studies in Alcaeus

Thesis

‘Lesbos’ Other Lyricist: Studies in Alcaeus’ argues that Alcaeus is a sophisticated poet. It offers new approaches to and interpretations of his poetry, and provides a re-edition and close reading of Alcaeus frr. 33-57, 59-111.

Part I suggests new approaches to Alcaeus and Greek lyric that emphasise literary interpretation. In contrast to the dominant approaches that treat Alcaeus as a source of historical data or consider his works largely understandable from the context, this stu...

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Authors: Sir, I-K

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: papyrology; Lesbos; metre; ancient history; lyric; lesbian poetry; immersion; Greek lyric; Sappho; Alcaeus; epithets; performance
• Subjects: Lyric poetry; Papyrology; Ancient Greek; Greek literature; Performance