Poems in Context: Greek Poetry in the Egyptian Thebaid 200-600 AD (Sozomena Studies in the Recovery of Ancient Texts - Vol. 2)

Examining carefully the Egyptian epic hexameter production from the 3rd to the 6th centuries AD, especially that of the southern region (Thebaid), this study provides an image of three centuries in the history of the Graeco-Egyptian literature, in which authors and poetry are related directly to the social-economic, cultural and literary contexts from which they come. The training they could get and the books and authors they came in touch with explain that we know so many names and works, written in a language and metrics that enjoyed the greatest esteem, being considered proofs of the highest culture. Laura Miguélez Cavero demonstrates that the traditional image of a “school of Nonnos” is not justified ‐ rather, Triphiodorus, Nonnus, Musaeus, Colluthus, Cyrus of Panopolis and Christodorus of Coptos are just the tip of a literary iceberg we know only to some extent through the texts that papyri offer us. Examining Carefully The Egyptian Epic Hexameter Production From The 3rd To The 6th Centuries Ad, Especially That Of The Southern Region (thebaid), This Study Provides An Image Of Three Centuries In The History Of The Graeco-egyptian Literature, In Which Authors And Poetry Are Related Directly To The Social-economic, Cultural And Literary Contexts From Which They Come. The Training They Could Get And The Books And Authors They Came In Touch With Explain That We Know So Many Names And Works, Written In A Language And Metrics That Enjoyed The Greatest Esteem, Being Considered Proofs Of The Highest Culture. Laura Miguelez Cavero Demonstrates That The Traditional Image Of A School Of Nonnos Is Not Justified - Rather, Triphiodorus, Nonnus, Musaeus, Colluthus, Cyrus Of Panopolis And Christodorus Of Coptos Are Just The Tip Of A Literary Iceberg We Know Only To Some Extent Through The Texts That Papyri Offer Us.--jacket. The So-called School Of Nonnus In The Literary Context Of Panopolis (3rd-6th C. Ad). Poetry In The Greek East During The 3rd To The 6th C. Ad ; Only Poetry? ; Poetry In The Thebaid ; Who Were They? -- Common Stylistic Features. Metrics ; Adjectives : How And When ; Vocabulary ; Poetics/stylistics ; Antecedents To Late Antique Poetics -- The Role Of Culture And Education In Panopolis (3rd-6th C. Ad). Egypt In The 3rd To The 6th C. Ad ; Panopolis (3rd-6th C.) ; Culture And Education -- Influence Of School-practice On Poetry : The Progymnasmata. School Influence On Poetic Composition : The Progymnasmata ; Narrative ; Ekphrasis ; Paraphrase ; Ethopoea ; Ecomium. Laura Miguélez Cavero. Expanded And Revised Version Of The Author's Thesis (ph. D.)--university Of Salamanca, Spain, 2006. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [391]-433) And Index. Review text: "Summing up, though, and apart from such considerations, this book constitutes all in all an excellent piece of research offering a wide status quaestionis and a lively picture of Greek Literature in the Late Roman Empire and its cultural, historical, social, and literary milieu."David Hernandez de la Fuente in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.03.47