Hymnic Narrative and the Narratology of Greek Hymns (Mnemosyne, Supplements) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)

Ancient Greek Hymns Traditionally Include A Narrative Section Describing Episodes From The Hymned Deity's Life. These Narratives Developed In Parallel With Epic And Other Narrative Genres, And Their Study Provides A Different Perspective On Ancient Greek Narrative. Within The Hymn Genre, The Place And Function Of The Narrative Section Changed Over Time And With Different Kinds Of Hymn (literary Or Cultic; Religious, Philosophical Or Magical). Hymnic Narrative And The Narratology Of Greek Hymns Traces Developments In Narrative In The Hymn Genre From The Homeric Hymns Via Hellenistic And Imperial Hymns To Those In The Orphic Tradition And In Magical Papyri, Analysing Them In Narratological Terms In Order To Place Them In The Wider Context Of Ancient Greek Narrative Literature. Contributors Are: Ewen Bowie, Michael Brumbaugh, Nicola Devlin, William D. Furley, Miguel Herrero De Jáuregi, Anne-france Morand, Ivana Petrovic, Nicholas Richardson, Susan A. Stephens, And Athanassios Vergados -- Glossary -- Introduction. Hymnic Narrative And The Narratology Of Hymns / O. Hodkinson And A. Faulkner -- Part 1: The Homeric Hymns -- Constructing A Hymnic Narrative: Tradition And Innovation In The Longer Homeric Hymns / N. Richardson -- The Silence Of Zeus: Speech In The Homeric Hymns / A. Faulkner -- Part 2: Hellenistic Hymns: Look Who's Talking Now: Callimachus And His Narrators / S.a. Stephens -- Narrative Strategies And Hesiodic Reception In Callimachus' Loutra Pallados / A. Vergados -- Time And Place, Narrative And Speech In Philicus, Philodamus, And Limenius / E. Bowie -- Part 3: Imperial Greek Hymns -- Narrative In The Late Hymn To Dionysos / W.d. Furley -- Narrative Technique And Generic Hybridity In Aelius Aristides' Prose Hymns / O. Hodkinson -- Making The Hymn: Mesomedean Narrative And The Interpretation Of A Genre / M. Brumbaugh -- A Philosopher And His Muse: The Narrative Of Proclus' Hymns / N. Devlin -- Part 4: Orphic Hymns And Magical Hymns -- The Narrative Techniques Of The Orphic Hymns / A-f. Morand -- The Poet And His Addressees In Orphic Hymns / M. Herrero De Jauregui -- Hymns In The Papyri Graecae Magicae / I. Petrovic. Edited By Andrew Faulkner, Owen Hodkinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Hymnic Narrative and the Narratology of Greek Hymns 4 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Glossary 9 A. Faulkner and O. Hodkinson: Introduction 12 Hymns and Narratology 13 Hymnic Genre and Narrative 18 Summary of Contributions 23 Part 1: The Homeric Hymns 28 1 N. Richardson: Constructing a Hymnic Narrative: Tradition and Innovation in the Longer Homeric Hymns 30 Introduction 30 Opening and Closure 32 Narrative Structure 34 Some Recurrent Themes 36 Conclusion 40 2 A. Faulkner: The Silence of Zeus: Speech in the Homeric Hymns 42 Hymn to Demeter 44 Hymn to Apollo 49 Hymn to Hermes 52 Hymn to Aphrodite 54 First Hymn to Dionysus 55 Conclusion 56 Part 2: Hellenistic Hymns 58 3 S.A. Stephens: Callimachus and His Narrators 60 The Hymns as a Collection and the Homeric Hymns 60 Callimachean Narrators 63 A Narrating aoidos? 64 Intradiegetic Narrators 67 Ambiguous Narrators 72 The Experiential Context 77 4 A. Vergados: Narrative Strategies and Hesiodic Reception in Callimachus’ ‭Λουτρὰ Παλλάδος‬ 80 5 E.L. Bowie: Time and Place, Narrative and Speech in Philicus, Philodamus and Limenius 98 Philicus 99 Philodamus 112 Time and Place, Speech and Narrative in Philodamus 117 Limenius 121 Brief Conclusions 128 Part 3: Imperial Greek Hymns 130 6 W.D. Furley: Narrative in a Late Hymn to Dionysos (P. Ross. Georg. I.11) 132 Introduction 132 Appendix: Text of Hymn 146 Translation of Hymn 148 7 O. Hodkinson: Narrative Technique and Generic Hybridity in Aelius Aristides’ Prose Hymns 150 I. Introduction 150 II. Structural Models 152 a. The Structure of an Oration 153 b. The Structure of a Hymn 154 III. The Structure and Narratology of Aristides’ Hymns 155 IV. The Narratees in Aristides’ Hymns 156 a. The Narratees of Or. 44 The Aegean Sea 157 b. The Narratees of Or. 46 Hymn to Poseidon 159 c. Variety and Categorising Aristides’ Hymns 162 V. The Narrator 164 a. The Narrator in the Narration Section (B) of Oration 44 165 b. The Narrator in the Narration Section (B) Oration 41 168 c. The Narrator in the Narration Section (B) of Oration 46 171 Conclusions 175 8 M. Brumbaugh: Making the Hymn: Mesomedean Narrative and the Interpretation of a Genre 176 Mesomedes in Context 176 The Greek Hymn 178 The Narrator’s Request and the Hymn’s Narrative World 180 Mesomedes’ Prooimia 181 Against Generic Expectations 185 Hymn to Helios 185 Hymning the Adriatic 189 Conclusion 192 9 N. Devlin: A Philosopher and His Muse: The Narrative of Proclus’ Hymns 194 Proclus’ Adaptation of Hymn Form 195 The Philosophical Background 198 Myth in the Longer Hymns 200 Imagery in the Hymns 208 a. Images of God 208 b. Images of Man 209 Prayer in the Hymns; Its Relation to the Central Narrative Section 212 Conclusion 215 Part 4: Orphic Hymns and “Magical Hymns” 218 10 A-F. Morand: The Narrative Techniques of the Orphic Hymns 220 The Collection of Hymns and Narrative Techniques 220 Narrative Techniques and Beliefs 230 Conclusions 233 11 M. Herrero de Jáuregui: The Poet and His Addressees in Orphic Hymns 235 Orphic Hymnic Poetry 235 The Poet’s Voice: Orpheus 240 The Disciple-Initiate: Musaeus 243 The Initiates 244 The Addressees of the Hymns: The God(s) 248 Conclusion 254 12 I. Petrovic: Hymns in the Papyri Graecae Magicae 255 Part A 263 Part B 265 Bibliography 280 Index of Ancient Passages 301 General Index 306 Acknowledgements Glossary Introduction A. Faulkner and O. Hodkinson Part 1 - The Homeric Hymns 1 Constructing a Hymnic Narrative: Tradition and Innovation in the Longer Homeric Hymns N. Richardson 2 The Silence of Zeus: Speech in the Homeric Hymns A. Faulkner Part 2 - Hellenistic Hymns 3 Callimachus and His Narrators S.A. Stephens 4 Narrative Strategies and Hesiodic Reception in Callimachus’ Λουτρὰ Παλλάδος A. Vergados 5 Time and Place, Narrative and Speech in Philicus, Philodamus, and Limenius E.L. Bowie Part 3 - Imperial Greek Hymns 6 Narrative in a Late Hymn to Dionysos (P. Ross. Georg. i.11) W.D. Furley 7 Narrative Technique and Generic Hybridity in Aelius Aristides’ Prose Hymns O. Hodkinson 8 Making the Hymn: Mesomedean Narrative and the Interpretation of a Genre M. Brumbaugh 9 A Philosopher and His Muse: The Narrative of Proclus’ Hymns N. Devlin Part 4 - Orphic Hymns and “Magical Hymns” 10 The Narrative Techniques of the Orphic Hymns A-F. Morand 11 The Poet and His Addressees in Orphic Hymns M. Herrero de Jáuregui 12 Hymns in the Papyri Graecae Magicae I. Petrovic Bibliography Index of Ancient Passages General Index Ancient Greek hymns traditionally include a narrative section describing episodes from the hymned deity's life. These narratives developed in parallel with epic and other narrative genres, and their study provides a different perspective on ancient Greek narrative. Within the hymn genre, the place and function of the narrative section changed over time and with different kinds of hymn (literary or cultic; religious, philosophical or magical). Hymnic Narrative and the Narratology of Greek Hymns traces developments in narrative in the hymn genre from the Homeric Hymns via Hellenistic and Imperial hymns to those in the Orphic tradition and in magical papyri, analysing them in narratological terms in order to place them in the wider context of ancient Greek narrative literature. Contributors are: Ewen Bowie, Michael Brumbaugh, Nicola Devlin, William D. Furley, Miguel Herrero de Jáuregi, Anne-France Morand, Ivana Petrovic, Nicholas Richardson, Susan A. Stephens, and Athanassios Vergados"--Page 4 de la couverture