Solon and Early Greek Poetry: The Politics of Exhortation

by: Irwin, E.

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Examining the interaction between poetics and politics in ancient Greece's archaic period, in relationship to the work of Solon, this volume argues that, in general, the political expressions of martial exhortation elegy were aristocratic in nature and that the symposiasts attempted to assert a heroic identity on the wider polis community. The study demonstrates how Solon's poetry subverts this practice, using the poetic traditions of epic and Hesiod to further different political aims. It concludes by looking beyond the confines of Solon's poetic appropriations to argue for other influences on his poetry, in particular that of tyranny.

Examines the relationship between archaic Greek poetry and political culture
Offers close readings, especially of the works of Solon
Explores the context of performance, especially the symposium

Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. The Politics of Exhortation: Introduction
1. Understanding the political in martial exhortation
2. Synthesising content and context
3. Contextualising the city: archaic verse inscriptions and the 'rise' of the polis
Part II. Political Poetics: Solon's Eunomia: Introduction
4. Solon 4 and martial poetry
5. Solon's Odyssey
6. Solon 4 and Hesiod
Part III. Poetry and Political Culture: Introduction
7. Solon and the language of the tyrant
8. Rewriting (some) history: Solon and Peisistratus
Conclusion.

Solon and Early Greek Poetry: The Politics of Exhortation

by: Irwin, E.

• ISBN-13: 9780521851787 / 978-0-521-85178-7
• ISBN-03: 0521851785 / 0-521-85178-5
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005

Price: 107,00 EURO

1 copy in stock