... 978-1-107-07834-5 - Stesichorus: The Poems Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary M. Davies and P. J. Finglass Frontmatter More information. Some New Thoughts on Stesichorus' Geryoneis* 1. The name Stesichorus actually means "Chorus Master", so it might have been a title and not a name. Stesichorus: The Geryoneïs - Volume 93 - Denys Page. Stesichoros's Geryoneis. This monograph offers the first full-length commentary (in English) to cover all aspects of the Geryoneis.Included in this monograph is a much-needed revised and up-to-date text together with a full apparatus. Stesichorus, 632-556 B.C., online Poems translated into English by J. H. Merivale, and H. N. Coleridge: Voyage of the Sun, The Sacrifice of Tyndarus, The Procession, A Fragment, from The Poets and Poetry of the Ancients, Specimens of The Poets and Poetry of Ancient Greek and Rome by various translators, edited by William Peter, open source online text on Elfinspell Notes. Stesichorus, Geryoneis Fragment S86 (from Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius) : "Stesikhoros in his Geryoneis calls an island in the Atlantic sea Sarpedonian." The role of Athena From what survives in S 15 col. i.5-11 we can surmise that Heracles decides to fight the fearful Geryon in secret; something that he subsequently does (ibid. More light is thrown on the poetic art of Stesichorus by the papyrus-text of his Geryoneïs than by all his other fragments together. These details of course do not undermine my firm belief that for many years no one will be able to study the Geryoneis without the help of this book. [Paul Curtis; Stesichorus.] On page 145, I am not sure why Aeschylus and Pindar are mentioned as examples of “6th century poetry.” For testimonium 34 the translation runs past the Latin printed. -- This monograph focuses solely on the Stesichoros's Geryoneis. 1. Paul Curtis here gives us a new edition of the fragments of the Geryoneis of Stesichorus, with English translation and detailed commentary. Stesichoros’s Geryoneis is without doubt one of the gems of the 6th century. The result is a useful contribution to the growing literature on Stesichorus; the newly edited and re-ordered text is the book’s major advance. This monograph offers the first full-length commentary (in English) to cover all aspects of the Geryoneis. Read all poems of Stesichorus and infos about Stesichorus. Geryoneis (davies/finglass) 230 Helen and Palinodes (davies/finglass) 299 Eriphyle (davies/finglass) 344 Europeia (davies/finglass) 355 Thebais? Get this from a library! The main feature to the book is its full-length commentary. Lazzeri gives us all of these fragments, reviews previous work on the text, and reconstructs the plot of the poem as much as possible. 2617) except for a couple of quotations in Athenaeus, Pausanias, Strabo, and scholia. Included in this monograph is a much-needed revised and up-to-date text together with a full apparatus. In this case, either Heracles has by himself col. ii.6-7). Stesichorus poems, quotations and biography on Stesichorus poet page. Stesichorus, Geryoneis Fragment S87 (from Scholiast on Hesiod's Theogony) : "Geryon is son of Kallirrhoe (Callirhoe), daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus), and Khrysaor (Chrysaor). Stesichorus was a lyric poet from Himera, who lived during the first half of the 6th century BC. Curtis is cautious about attributing fragments to the poem, but bold in his reconstruction. The Geryoneis of Stesichorus survives only in fragments, mostly the fragments of a single papyrus (P. Oxy. Stesichoross Geryoneis is without doubt one of the gems of the 6th century. , so it might have been a title and not a name from Himera who... Who lived during the first full-length commentary with a full apparatus main feature to the is... 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