Alcmanic Hexameters and Early Hexametric Poetry: Alcman’s Poetry in its Oral Context.

Authors

  • Vasiliki Kousoulini National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Abstract

The hexametric poems do not allude narrowly to Homer or epic but rather draw on the whole epic and lyric oral culture; their context and function may have been as prooemia to choral songs.

Author Biography

Vasiliki Kousoulini, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Phd Student (expecting viva), department of philology, sector of classics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2009-2013)

research visiting student, department of classics & ancient history Durham University (2011)

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Published

2013-06-02

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 3 (2013)

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