A New Commentary of Lycophron’ Alexandra

A New Commentary of Lycophron’ Alexandra

The monumental new commentary by Simon Hornblower on Lycophron’s “minor masterpiece,” as he calls the Alexandra, much helps our understanding of the text. Focussing rather on the historical evidence that might be alluded to in the work, however, Hornblower fails to take due care of literary interpre...

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Main Author: Gerson Schade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2017-03-01
Series:Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle
Subjects:
estrangement device
parody
irony
bookish turn
tradition
innovation
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1776
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spelling doaj-fc3ec57e8dcc437c9eae22caf40f9e5f2020-11-25T00:42:40ZengENS ÉditionsAitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle1775-42752017-03-01710.4000/aitia.1776A New Commentary of Lycophron’ AlexandraGerson SchadeThe monumental new commentary by Simon Hornblower on Lycophron’s “minor masterpiece,” as he calls the Alexandra, much helps our understanding of the text. Focussing rather on the historical evidence that might be alluded to in the work, however, Hornblower fails to take due care of literary interpretation.http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1776estrangement deviceparodyironybookish turntraditioninnovation
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A New Commentary of Lycophron’ Alexandra
Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle
estrangement device
parody
irony
bookish turn
tradition
innovation
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description The monumental new commentary by Simon Hornblower on Lycophron’s “minor masterpiece,” as he calls the Alexandra, much helps our understanding of the text. Focussing rather on the historical evidence that might be alluded to in the work, however, Hornblower fails to take due care of literary interpretation.
topic estrangement device
parody
irony
bookish turn
tradition
innovation
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