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This book examines the overall testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these Homeric performances. Plato’s fine ear for language–in this case the technical language of high-class artisans like rhapsodes–picks up on a variety of authentic expressions that echo the talk of rhapsod…
Plato's Rhapsody and Homer's Music
The Poetics of the Panathenaic Festival in Classical Athens
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136 pages
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30 December 2002
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Summary
The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens every summer to celebrate the birthday of the city’s goddess, Athena, was the setting for performances of the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey by professional reciters or “rhapsodes.” The works of Plato are our main surviving source of information about these performances. Through his references, a crucial phase in the history of the Homeric tradition can be reconstructed. Through Plato’s eyes, the “staging” of Homer in classical Athen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674009639 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674009630 |
| Author: | Gregory Nagy |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies |
| Imprint: | Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 125mm x 206mm |
| Series: | Hellenic Studies Series |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
125 × 206 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
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About The Author
Gregory Nagy
Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
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