Project Gutenberg 2014-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 119 Symonds, John Addington 1840 1893 Symonds, J. A. (John Addington) Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol 1 of 2) Produced by Richard Tonsing, Stephen Rowland, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol 1 of 2)" by John Addington Symonds is a scholarly examination of Greek poetry and its historical context, written in the late 19th century. The work seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of Greek literary history, focusing on key poets like Homer and Hesiod, and discussing the evolution of poetic forms and themes throughout different periods of Greek literature. Through its deep exploration of language, mythology, and socio-political dynamics, the text aims to illuminate the rich tradition of Greek poetic expression. The opening of the volume introduces readers to the foundational aspects of Greek literature by dividing it into five distinct periods, from the heroic age of epic poetry to the decline of Greek cultural vitality. The author reflects on the challenges in understanding the emergence of Greek identity and literature, emphasizing the critical yet often murky transition from mythological to philosophical thought in ancient society. Symonds discusses how language and mythology formed the bedrock of Greek poetic expression, setting the stage for the detailed studies of individual poets and their works that follow in the subsequent chapters. This introduction serves as a thoughtful prelude to a deeper inquiry into the lives and contributions of the Greek poets who shaped the literary world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greek poetry -- History and criticism PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1089093 1089102 2024-09-19T15:45:05.129167 2023-09-20T11:44:31.976320 text/html text/html 1134681 2014-10-19T18:48:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 451094 2014-10-19T18:48:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 481857 2024-09-19T15:45:20.359578 application/epub+zip 500775 2024-09-19T15:45:08.108142 application/epub+zip 495561 2024-09-19T15:45:06.557157 application/epub+zip 779008 2024-09-19T15:45:28.989553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772668 2024-09-19T15:45:18.422659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766874 2022-09-21T12:12:27.440067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977237 977112 2024-09-19T15:45:03.470181 2023-09-20T11:44:30.375302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 976353 2014-10-19T18:48:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 382892 2014-10-19T18:48:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 977021 2014-10-19T18:48:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 382313 2014-10-19T18:48:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20252 2024-09-19T15:45:29.132535 application/rdf+xml 9415 2024-09-19T15:45:06.675149 image/jpeg 1803 2024-09-19T15:45:06.617179 image/jpeg 448966 2024-09-19T15:45:05.223164 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia