Hesperos : Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry Presented to M. L. West on His Seventieth Birthday

## Abstract Martin West is widely recognized as one of the most significant classicists of all time. Over nearly half a century his publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This book celebrates his achievement with twenty-five chapters on different areas of the subject which he has illuminated, written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It also includes West's Balzan Prize acceptance speech, ‘Forward into the Past’, in which he explains his approach to literary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications. Contents......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 11 Notes on Contributors......Page 14 Encomium......Page 20 ‘Forward into the Past’......Page 21 The Academic Publications of M. L. West......Page 30 I. EPIC......Page 58 1. Terminal Problems......Page 60 2. The Monster and the Monologue: Polyphemus from Homer to Ovid......Page 79 3. Low Words in High Places: Sex, Bodily Functions, and Body Parts in Homeric Epic and Other Higher Genres......Page 97 4. Smileumata Iliaka: Three Puzzling Verses......Page 115 5. Hesiod’s Theogony and the Folk Tale......Page 123 6. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes......Page 140 II. LYRIC, ELEGIAC, IAMBIC......Page 150 7. Night Thoughts (Archilochus 23 and 196a West)......Page 152 8. A Human Fable and the Justice of Beasts in Archilochus......Page 158 9. Hipponactea quaedam......Page 175 10. Pindaric Accompaniments......Page 183 11. Lucian and Archilochus, or: How to Make Use of the Ancient Iambographers in the Context of the Second Sophistic......Page 189 III. TRAGEDY......Page 200 12. Housman’s Greek......Page 202 13. Greek Tragedy: Text and Context......Page 227 14. Desperate Straits and the Tragic Stage......Page 246 15. Sophocles’ Learning Curve......Page 261 16. ‘Darkness, my Light’: Enigmatic Ajax......Page 285 17. Problems in the Prologue and Parodos of Bacchae......Page 296 18. Tragic Interpolation and Philip II: Pylades’ Forgotten Exile and Other Problems in Euripides’ Orestes......Page 316 19. Some Poetic Connections of Lycophron’s Alexandra......Page 333 IV. METRE AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM......Page 352 20. Dionysius’ Ear......Page 354 21. What’s in a Line? Papyrus Formats and Hephaestionic Formulae......Page 363 22. Reconstructing Archetypes: A New Proposal and an Old Fallacy......Page 383 23. Critical Notes on the Greek Paroemiographers......Page 398 24. Erasmus on Homer’s Moly......Page 407 25. Homage to G&R 2nd ser. 11 (1964): 185–7, or: The Sibyl Prophesies the Slaying of the Jabberwock......Page 410 Bibliography......Page 413 E......Page 456 Q......Page 457 Z......Page 458 Index of Greek......Page 459 F......Page 460 M......Page 461 S......Page 462 Z......Page 463 Contents 8 List of Abbreviations 11 Notes on Contributors 14 Encomium 20 ‘Forward into the Past’ 21 The Academic Publications of M. L. West 30 I. EPIC 58 1. Terminal Problems 60 2. The Monster and the Monologue: Polyphemus from Homer to Ovid 79 3. Low Words in High Places: Sex, Bodily Functions, and Body Parts in Homeric Epic and Other Higher Genres 97 4. Smileumata Iliaka: Three Puzzling Verses 115 5. Hesiod’s Theogony and the Folk Tale 123 6. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes 140 II. LYRIC, ELEGIAC, IAMBIC 150 7. Night Thoughts (Archilochus 23 and 196a West) 152 8. A Human Fable and the Justice of Beasts in Archilochus 158 9. Hipponactea quaedam 175 10. Pindaric Accompaniments 183 11. Lucian and Archilochus, or: How to Make Use of the Ancient Iambographers in the Context of the Second Sophistic 189 III. TRAGEDY 200 12. Housman’s Greek 202 13. Greek Tragedy: Text and Context 227 14. Desperate Straits and the Tragic Stage 246 15. Sophocles’ Learning Curve 261 16. ‘Darkness, my Light’: Enigmatic Ajax 285 17. Problems in the Prologue and Parodos of Bacchae 296 18. Tragic Interpolation and Philip II: Pylades’ Forgotten Exile and Other Problems in Euripides’ Orestes 316 19. Some Poetic Connections of Lycophron’s Alexandra 333 IV. METRE AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM 352 20. Dionysius’ Ear 354 21. What’s in a Line? Papyrus Formats and Hephaestionic Formulae 363 22. Reconstructing Archetypes: A New Proposal and an Old Fallacy 383 23. Critical Notes on the Greek Paroemiographers 398 24. Erasmus on Homer’s Moly 407 25. Homage to G&R 2nd ser. 11 (1964): 185–7, or: The Sibyl Prophesies the Slaying of the Jabberwock 410 Bibliography 413 Index of Passages 456 A 456 C 456 D 456 E 456 H 457 J 457 L 457 M 457 P 457 Q 457 S 458 T 458 V 458 Z 458 Index of Greek 459 General Index 460 A 460 B 460 C 460 D 460 E 460 F 460 G 461 H 461 I 461 J 461 K 461 L 461 M 461 N 462 O 462 P 462 R 462 S 462 T 463 U 463 V 463 W 463 X 463 Z 463 Terminal problems / Stephanie West -- The monster and the monologue : Polyphemus from Homer to Ovid / G.O. Hutchinson -- Low words in high places : sex, bodily functions and body parts in homeric epic and other higher genres / David Bain -- Smileumata Iliaka : three puzzling verses / Walter Burkert -- Hesiod's Theogony and the folk tale / Malcolm Davies -- The homeric hymn to Hermes / N.J. Richardson -- Night thoughts (Archilochus 23 and 196a West) / Eric Handley -- A human fable and the justice of beasts in Archilochus / Paul da Cunha Correa -- Hipponactea quaedam / Calvert Watkins -- Pindaric accompaniments / W.B. Henry -- Lucian and Archilochus, or, How to make use of the ancient iambographers in the context of the second Sophistic / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath -- Housman's Greek / James Diggle -- Greek tragedy : text and context / A.F. Garvie -- Desperate straits and the tragic stage / Jasper Griffin -- Sophocles's learning curve / Christopher Pelling -- Darkness, my light : enigmatic Ajax / S.J. Instone -- Problems in the prologue and parodos of Bacchae / Scott Scullion -- Tragic interpolation and Philip II : Pylades's forgotten exile and other problems in Euripides's Orestes / David Kovacs -- Some poetic connections of Lycophron's Alexandra / Adrian Hollis -- Dionysius's ear / L.P.E. Parker -- What's in a line? : papyrus formats and hephaestionic formulae / Kiichiro Itsumi -- Reconstructing archetypes : a new proposal and an old fallacy / Michael D. Reeve -- Critical notes on the Greek paroemiographers / Winfried Böhler -- Erasmus on Homer's Moly / Rudolf Kassel -- Homage to G & R 2nd ser. 11 (1964) : 1857, or, the sibyl prophesies the slaying of the jabberwock / J.L. Lightfoot Terminal problems / Stephanie West The monster and the monologue : Polyphemus from Homer to Ovid / G.O. Hutchinson Low words in high places : sex, bodily functions and body parts in homeric epic and other higher genres / David Bain Smileumata Iliaka : three puzzling verses / Walter Burkert Hesiod's Theogony and the folk tale / Malcolm Davies The homeric hymn to Hermes / N.J. Richardson Night thoughts (Archilochus 23 and 196a West) / Eric Handley A human fable and the justice of beasts in Archilochus / Paul da Cunha Correa Hipponactea quaedam / Calvert Watkins Pindaric accompaniments / W.B. Henry Lucian and Archilochus, or, How to make use of the ancient iambographers in the context of the second Sophistic / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath Housman's Greek / James Diggle Greek tragedy : text and context / A. F. Garvie Desperate straits and the tragic stage / Jasper Griffin Sophocles's learning curve / Christopher Pelling Darkness, my light : enigmatic Ajax / S.J. Instone Problems in the prologue and parodos of Bacchae / Scott Scullion Tragic interpolation and Philip II : Pylades's forgotten exile and other problems in Euripides's Orestes / David Kovacs Some poetic connections of Lycophron's Alexandra / Adrian Hollis Dionysius's ear / L.P.E. Parker What's in a line? : papyrus formats and hephaestionic formulae / Kiichiro Itsumi Reconstructing archetypes : a new proposal and an old fallacy / Michael D. Reeve Critical notes on the Greek paroemiographers / Winfried Böhler Erasmus on Homer's Moly / Rudolf Kassel Homage to G&R 2nd ser. 11 (1964): 1857, or, the sibyl prophesies the slaying of the jabberwock / J.L. Lightfoot. A wide-ranging collection of articles on Greek poetry written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It honours the achievement of Martin West, and includes a full bibliography of his academic publications. - ;Martin West is widely recognized as one of the most significant classicists of all time. Over nearly half a century his publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This volume celebrates his achievement with twenty-five papers on different areas of the subject which he has illuminated, written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It also includes Martin West is widely recognized as one of the most significant classicists of all time. Over nearly half a century his publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This volume celebrates his achievement with twenty-five papers on different areas of the subject which he has illuminated, written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It also includes West's Balzan Prize acceptance speech, 'Forward into the Past', in which he explains his approach to literary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications. 'Hesperos' contains a wide-ranging collection of articles on Greek poetry written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It honours the achievement of Martin West, and includes a full bibliography of his academic publications