Brill's Companion to Theocritus by Kyriakou, Poulheria; Sistakou, Evina; Rengakos, Antonios;

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Brill's Companion to Theocritus offers an up-to-date guide to a thorough understanding of Theocritus? literary output. Exploring his corpus from a variety of novel perspectives, it presents a detailed account of the intricacy of Theocritus? poetic art.

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Through the variety of its scholarly perspectives, Brill Companion to Theocritus offers a tool for the study of one of antiquity?s foremost poets. Offering a thorough examination of textual transmission, ancient commentaries, literary dialect, and poetic forms, the present volume considers Theocritus? work from novel theoretical perspectives, such as gender and emotions. It expands the usual field of inquiry to include religion, and the poet?s reception in Late Antiquity and early modern times. The various chapters promote Theocritus? profile as an erudite poet, who both responds to and inaugurates a rich and variegated tradition. The combination of these various perspectives places Theocritus at the crossroads of Ptolemaic patronage, contemporary society, and art.

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List of Figures



Introduction: Modern Trends in the Study of Theocritus

 Alexandros Kampakoglou

Part 1 Author and Text

Part 2 Genres and Models

Part 3 Poetics and Aesthetics

Part 4 Narrative and Themes

Part 5 Contexts and Topics

Part 6 Imitation and Reception