Brill's Companion to Hellenistic Epigram: Down to Philip (Brill's Companions in Classical Studies)

An internationally renowned set of experts on epigram offers an introduction, fresh approaches, and new direction to the study of Hellenistic-era epigram by exploring the models, forms, poetology, sub-genera, intertexts, and ancient and modern reception of Hellenistic epigram. Contents ......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 List of Contributors......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 20 1. Introduction to the Study of Hellenistic Epigram (Peter Bing and Jon Steffen Bruss)......Page 24 PART ONE MODELS AND FORM......Page 50 2. Poems on Stone: The Inscribed Antecedents of Hellenistic Epigram (Joseph W. Day)......Page 52 3. Inscribed Epigram in Pre-Hellenistic Literary Sources (Andrej Petrovic)......Page 72 4. The Mutual Influence of Inscribed and Literary Epigram (Anja Bettenworth)......Page 92 5. From Archaic Elegy to Hellenistic Sympotic Epigram? (Ewen Bowie)......Page 118 6. Sylloge Simonidea (David Sider)......Page 136 7. The Arrangement of Epigrams in Collections (Nita Krevans)......Page 154 8. Meleager and Philip as Epigram Collectors (Lorenzo Argentieri)......Page 170 9. Meter and Diction: From Refinement to Mannerism (Enrico Magnelli)......Page 188 PART TWO POETICS......Page 208 10. The Act of Reading and the Act of Writing in Hellenistic Epigram (Doris Meyer)......Page 210 11. Gendered Voices in Hellenistic Epigram (Jackie Murray and Jonathan M. Rowland)......Page 234 12. Characterization in Hellenistic Epigram (Graham Zanker)......Page 256 13. Epigrams on Art: Voice and Voicelessness in Hellenistic Epigram (Irmgard Männlein-Robert)......Page 274 PART THREE GENRE......Page 296 14. Tell, All Ye Singers, My Fame: Kings, Queens and Nobility in Epigram (Annemarie Ambühl)......Page 298 15. Epinician Epigram (Adolf Köhnken)......Page 318 16. The Paradox of Amatory Epigram (Kathryn J. Gutzwiller)......Page 336 17. Bucolic Epigram (Karl-Heinz Stanzel)......Page 356 18. Satiric Epigram (Gideon Nisbet)......Page 376 PART FOUR EPIGRAMS AND THEIR INTERTEXTS......Page 394 19. One Things Leads (Back) to Another: Allusion and the Invention of Tradition in Hellenistic Epigrams (Alexander Sens)......Page 396 20. Glossing Homer: Homeric Exegesis in Early Third Century Epigram (Evina Sistakou)......Page 414 21. Epigram and the Heritage of Epic (Annette Harder)......Page 432 22. Inscribing Lyric (Benjamin Acosta-Hughes and Silvia Barbantani)......Page 452 23. The Hellenistic Epigrams on Archilochus and Hipponax (Ralph Rosen)......Page 482 24. Epigram and the Theater (Marco Fantuzzi)......Page 500 25. Philosophers and Philosophy in Greek Epigram (Dee L. Clayman)......Page 520 PART FIVE RECEPTION......Page 542 26. Hellenistic Epigram in the Roman World: From the Beginnings to the End of the Republican Age (Alfredo M. Morelli)......Page 544 27. Roman Imperial Receptions of Hellenistic Epigram (Gideon Nisbet)......Page 566 28. The Modern Reception of Greek Epigram (Kenneth Haynes)......Page 588 Bibliography......Page 608 Index of Epigrams Discussed......Page 646 Index of Ancient Passages Discussed......Page 654 General Subject Index......Page 661 Models And Form -- Introduction To The Study Of Hellenistic Epigram / Poems On Stone : The Inscribed Antecedents Of Hellenistic Epigram / Inscribed Epigram In Pre-hellenistic Literary Sources / The Mutual Influence Of Inscribed And Literary Epigram / From Archaic Elegy To Hellenistic Sympotic Epigram? / Sylloge Simonidea / The Arrangement Of Epigrams In Collections / Meleager And Philip As Epigram Collectors / Meter And Diction : From Refinement To Mannerism / Poetics -- The Act Of Reading And The Act Of Writing In Hellenistic Epigram / Gendered Voices In Hellenistic Epigram / Characterization In Hellenistic Epigram / Epigrams On Art : Voice And Voicelessness In Hellenistic Epigram / Tell, All Ye Singers, My Fame : Kings, Queens And Nobility In Epigram / Annemarie Ambühl -- Epinician Epigram / The Paradox Of Amatory Epigram / Bucolic Epigram / Satiric Epigram / One Things Leads (back) To Another : Allusion And The Invention Of Tradition In Hellenistic Epigrams / Glossing Homer : Homeric Exegesis In Early Third Century Epigram / Epigram And The Heritage Of Epic / Inscribing Lyric / The Hellenistic Epigrams On Archilochus And Hipponax / Epigram And The Theater / Philosophers And Philosophy In Greek Epigram / Hellenistic Epigram In The Roman World : From The Beginnings To The End Of The Republic Age / Roman Imperial Receptions Of Hellenistic Epigram / The Modern Reception Of Greek Epigram / Peter Bing And Jon Steffen Bruss -- Joseph W. Day -- Andrej Petrovic -- Anja Bettenworth -- Ewen Bowie -- David Sider -- Nita Krevans -- Lorenzo Argentieri -- Enrico Magnelli -- Doris Meyer -- Jackie Murray And Jonathan M. Rowland -- Graham Zanker -- Irmgard Männlein-robert -- Adolf Köhnken -- Kathryn J. Gutzwiller -- Karl-heinz Stanzel -- Gideon Nïsbet -- Alexander Sens -- Evina Sistakou -- Annette Harder -- Benjamin Acosta-hughes And Silvia Barbantani -- Ralph Rosen -- Marco Fantuzzi -- Dee L. Clayman -- Alfredo M. Morelli -- Gideon Nïsbet -- Kenneth Haynes. Edited By Peter Bing And Jon Steffen Bruss. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [585]-622) And Indexes. Important research in recent decades, along with the publication of P.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309 ('the Milan Posidippus papyrus') in 2001, have reinvigorated the study of Hellenistic epigram. Yet, scholarship on this genre often remains fragmented according to disciplinary sub-specialty and approach: some scholars focus on poets of Meleager's Garland, others on Philip's; some on inscriptional epigram, others on literary; each approaching the genre with different motives and questions. In this volume, expert scholars offer those less familiar with the genre an introduction to all aspects of Hellenistic epigram—from models and forms inherited from inscriptional epigram to poetology, sub-genera, epigrammatic intertexts, and ancient and modern reception. Even specialists will find here fresh explorations of epigram, along with new directions for scholarship.