The poetics of old age in Greek epic, lyric, and tragedy
by Thomas M. Falkner
A striking feature of ancient Greek literature is its preoccupation with old age. Yet scholars have been slow to explore the subject - a possible reflection of the ageism that characterizes both ancient Greece and our times. This groundbreaking study by Thomas M. Falkner remedies the oversight by providing the most extensive treatment of old age in Greek literature to date.
Focusing on three major genres - epic, lyric, and tragedy - Falkner examines the representation of old age and the elderly in a range of texts, including Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Sappho's lyrics, and Sophocles' last tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus.
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Old age in literature, History and criticism, Greek literature, Old age, Littérature grecque, Histoire et critique, Vieillesse dans la littérature, Alter, Griechisch, Literatur, Versdichtung, Ouderdom, Gedichten, Tragedies, Epen, Grieks, Poésie épique grecque antique, Vieillesse, Poésie lyrique grecque antique, Tragédie grecque antique, Literature, Greek, Drama, Poetry as Topic, Greek literature, history and criticismPlaces
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The poetics of old age in Greek epic, lyric, and tragedy
1995, University of Oklahoma Press
in English
0806127759 9780806127750
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-336) and index.
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