The Fragments of Stesichorus Illustrated - ebook

One of the nine canonical lyric poets of Greek antiquity, Stesichorus flourished in the sixth century BC. He is best known for composing epic stories in lyric metres and for the colourful ancient traditions concerning his life. Scholars at Alexandria divided his verses into 26 books, which now only survive in fragments. The extant titles suggest themes from the traditional epic heritage found in mainland Greece and Asia Minor, as well as in Italy and Sicily. Stesichorus’ poetry broke with the epic tradition, in which a single performer declaimed verse in dactylic hexameters, as his lyric verses in the Doric dialect were accompanied by a stringed instrument. He completed the form of the choral ode by adding the epode to the strophe and antistrophe. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Stesichorus’ fragments, with illustrations and an informative introduction. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Stesichorus’ life and works
* Features the fragments of Stesichorus, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introduction to the text
* Includes J. M. Edmonds’ 1924 translation, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables
* Features two bonus biographies — discover Stesichorus’ ancient world
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

CONTENTS:

The Translations
The Fragments

The Greek Texts
List of Greek Texts

The Biographies
Stesichorus (1873) by William Smith
Stesichorus (1911)