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Greek poetry. --- Greek literature

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Greek poetry --- Modern

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In classical scholarship of the past two centuries, the term “epyllion” was used to label short hexametric texts mainly ascribable to the Hellenistic period (Greek) or the Neoterics (Latin). Apart from their brevity, characteristics such as a predilection for episodic narration or female characters were regarded as typically “epyllic” features. However, in Antiquity itself, the texts we call “epyllia” were not considered a coherent genre, which seems to be an innovation of the late 18th century. The contributions in this book not only re-examine some important (and some lesser known) Greek and Latin primary texts, but also critically reconsider the theoretical discourses attached to it, and also sketch their literary and scholarly reception in the Byzantine and Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Age.

Greek poetry --- History and criticism --- History and criticism. --- Greek poetry. --- Greek literature

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This volume contains the papers of the 'Groningen Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry 9: Gods and Religion in Hellenistic Poetry' (Groningen 2008). During the workshop a first draft of the papers was commented on by an international group of specialists in the field of Hellenistic poetry. Following developments in recent research, where the study of ancient religion is flourishing, the articles in this volume explore the ways in which Hellenistic poets deal with issues relating to gods and religion. Some themes have been selected for special treatment. Thus some articles focus on the way in which Hellenistic poets inscribe the old gods in their poetry and give them a new role and meaning: they discuss, for instance, the role of Aphrodite, who is prominent in Hellenistic epigram, or the role of Zeus, who is portrayed as a model and example for the Ptolemies and thus adds an extra dimension to the first hymn of Callimachus.

Goddesses in literature --- Gods in literature --- Mythology, Greek, in literature --- Greek poetry, Hellenistic --- Religion in literature --- History and criticism --- Hellenistic Greek poetry --- Greek literature, Hellenistic --- Greek poetry [Hellenistic ] --- Congresses --- Mythology [Greek ] in literature --- Poésie grecque hellénistique --- Thèmes, motifs --- Congrès

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Greek poetry, Modern --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Leivaditēs, Tasos --- Criticism and interpretation.