Generic Composition in Greek and Roman Poetry

169 Pages·1972·20.486 MB·English

by  Francis Cairns

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Thea imo ft hiwso rikst os uggaensa tp prowahcehr etbhyse u bject­
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Ones ocratbn e m aduepp artloyf a dviacnde paortfel nyco mium respecrte sbeelmst ehm ajoroifkt nyo wpnr opempTthiisdk oaen.so t
anadff ectiadodnraetssesh eosut,lh sdep eakwiesrht oa ddt helsaet ter meano,fc orsuet,h aaltip ropeamo pfet qiuktaoel q uaraeln eceslsyari
toAod.v iccabene i nclwuhdeesndo meoofnam e u chhi ghsetrai tsu s schet1l0oi rea vsettnih caa,tls i c hetplrioapsetimcap rtteih kooasfe e q ual
biddfianrge twose olmle oofni en ferisotra ,tfo ures xampatl eea,c her toe qu1a1T lh.aMte nansdheorut lhduh sa vceh osteoen x emptlhifye
sayinggo odtboya pe u p,si ilnicnse u cahc aset htee achsaetutrs' s secosnodorf tp ropempatnindko tothn te h iirssod m ewhsaurtp rising.
allhoiwmst od isptlhaceyh araocfatc eoru nsellor. lnt hcea soeof thgeern rweitsvh a ritaynptiei tsas ,h vatyhsoa sdedr essed
Thes econsdoi rwsth etnh sep eackaednri spalb auryn ifnege ling too fficiaanlcdsi ttiowe hsi hcehd evomtoesso tfh issp ahcsiep ,ur pose
ofa ffecntfo irto hpee rstoown ho m hei bsi ddfiarnegw ewiltlh,o ut beitnogig v et uitiinpo unb olriact Hoeryn.cw eem ighhatv eexpe cted
incluaddviinlcgnet .hc iasst heep airw ilbleo fe qusalt anadinndg thtat hteh itrydpo efp ropemptthiakatod nd,r etsoas g eodv ernor,
reputattwifrooi ne,nfo dres x ampalnetd;h efriire ndasnhtdih pe ir woubledt hoen eex empliinffil uelTd.h p er imraerya ws ohMnye nander
commroing thotth n eo m"ef rcnid" detphsrepi evaeoksafe n rriy g ht chotseoex emptlhisefe yc soontrdsip robtahbhaletyw avsery concerned
tog ivned vicci,tf h cfevr eines nndy ignogo dsbhyocu blesd u perior toi mpsr esohnir se adtehriesn timcnotnen ebxeitownae leslno rtso f
ins tattotu hsfre i egnodi anwga y. propempatniedkx ap reosfsa iffoecntsiH oemn a.yh avfeet lhtta htbe e st
At hisrodr mtuicsmh o roerr, a thaelrm,ot sott alcloyn cdew rinteh wayt od rihvoem teh liess wsaotsnoe xemptlhisoef rtyo fp ropemptikon
praiwsheet,nh sep eakienrt'eistns ot p rodaunce en comiiunmt he characteprriiznecdib pysa ulcelhxy p resSsoimooenf ts h.de e taiolfs
guiosfe p rao pemsppteiefcco her;x empilfwe ew, e rgeo itnobg di Menandexcarm'psol fte h per opempotfei qkuotanoel q uhialn ta ta
farewteoal g lo verlnaoyirnd go wonffi coer l eavoinncegi tfyo r seconrdeaarsyo n.d eTthmaeaisklieesct l etahrat thi em aginceirdc um­
another. stanocfde esl iavreteryh oantpe u poifalr hetosrcihciooagoslli nhgo me
lns ayianltglh Iid son omte atnoe xclfruodmae n oyft hseo rtso f aftceorm plehtirishtn erogi csatlu dainetdsh haeti bse iandgdr essebdy
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theretfohrtaethp er escrbiyMp etniaonnod fte hree q utaeolq uvaalr iant anodn lTyu llwiulsbl es ailtihne!glm V htahteo nft heex cuosf5e -s1 8?
wamse anttoh elhpip su ptiolco sm popsreo peiamki pntt hecsier cum­ Onem igahsts utmahet orntnhievri ng eoxfa mtppylrpeoesp e3m ptika
stanTchcisssu. g geissct oinofinr bmyea dn otdheetroa fMi eln ander's wouhledl wpi tthh pirso bslienmsc oemo etf heaml csoon traeianso orn s
accouHnegit v.e assa ne xampolfte h seu pertioio nrfe rtiyoptreh e excufsoetrsh s ep eakienra'bsti ola ictcyo mpada cnpya rotffiincgi ol. ln
porpemptdiekloinv beyra te ed acshaeyirng go odtboyh ei psu p1i3 l. factf rtehqeu oefsnu ccyrh e asooren xsc ussuegsg tehsattsth esyo me­
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deparctoimnrga de. proatcehha dJretshsieen ef,e srpieoarmk ayee rx cuhsiem stcotl hfe
Thec hobiycM ee nanodfte hrp er opempotfci qkuotauocl q ufaolr addreHsosweeev.je uras,sat ltly p2e p roppteimakrane ot s chetliastic,
fuclxle mplidfioceansto miteo antn h atthc eo nnttsoc ft hoet htewro soa ltly p3ep ropemaprtneio kntae cesesxacruislayt ory.
sormtsu srtc mauinnk notwoun s T.h ecyna bed eripvaerdfrt olmy Excusasteocrtoyif to hnrsoe teh seurrvi ,itnygp3 ee xcuspartoo­ry
liteerxaarmyp1 4al dne spartlyp rfreopsmtc inrto ihfoterh s ee cosnodr t. pemptainkodan tey p2 ee xcuspartooprteyim kpaoroe :
Foarl thovuagrhio aftn htsaesrn eg endrieff iencr o ntteosn otme ex tent,
met eniegtn oateigsrP uhma eatceirar is:
tbevye ryo fnth eavmeu cihn c ommoann,td h iists h cea swei tthh e
abstaiunideaaMsso rmso dnoi gmraao us.
proppetmikon.
Tibull1u s5 3-4
Proerpti1u is6as p ropempotfMi eknoann dtehris'rrotsdT. u lltuhse,
utruminuesp seir sequoetmiuurm,
addreisassg eoev,e rinnto hbrer oad osfte hwneos re1d5 T .heret waor e
ntdmu lnciet ,e cusmi mul.
smadilffle rebnectewste heseni tuiantP irpooenr tainutdsh eantv isaged
byM enandMeern.a nidmeargi nheitssh isrodro tfp ropempatsi kon HoarecE pod1e 7-8
beidnigr ebcyta pe du blics poeraakotinobn reg h aolfaf c iotryc ities eunro biigsn aaumuros?s epde ctfiodroe
towaradg so vereniotrdh eemri totffiicno.egn gdo ihnogm oerl eaving numqmu aabreol ongissqeuqeut aucraa rbuaossta.i
oncei itnhy i psr ovifonrca en otHhoewre.v ien1r6 ,,P ropesrpteiaukss StatSiiluus3a2 e 9 9-100
asap riviantdiev indouatasal p ubrlpeirce seinvtaoand,t baed dresses
seldi cteetn eaameugrr i
TullwuhseT nu lliluses a vRionmgte to a kuepb iasp poinatnmdne ontt
corpnoerxitusma, e ne uolamus
whehne i lse avihnipgsr oviornm coev ianbgo wuitt hiitDn.u ditff er­
mentipbosutts eD ,o minotqeuceu m
encoefts h etsweko i nadlst,h otuhgearhyeo fs omien tearnewdsti blel
dicimhuysm nos.
trealtaetiden tr h ibsoo k1,6d on oatff etchtge e nearsiscmi egnnotf
PauliCanrumsi n1a79 3-6
Proetpri1u6 s.
Menandtehrit'rysdpo efp ropempitcsih kaorna cbtyeen rizceodm ium. Thee xucessa roefd ilferseonrtitsl ;l nienTis bsu ll1 3u;st hoer doefr s
Thutsh gee ncea rsisignomfPe rnotp e1rt 6ic uosn firtmhcseo mmon­ MaeceinnHa osr aEcpoede 11 7f; aint-hseisanl r otvieednSil uan ee 32 .
senviseewo ft heel eigynt eromfPs r operatlituitstoT'u u dlel Huosw.­ lnSi' Lun3e2 Statius tehpmerp elcoeyidsmi anggi pniacrtyou fra elsl
eveord dP roperrteimuassar 'tkth et wpol adciessec dua sbsomvaey thteh inhgems i ghhta vdeo naeb ro,a...-diM tahe cCieuls(e9 r0 -t5o)
seetmh,em yu sbtei ntentdoe edbn ec ioamstLiicn.1e -sc4 a ena sbiel y reiufohrilcsae em e xcufsorere fugs iatncoc ompCaenliyenr re alli fe.
undersitnto eordom fst heem toionwsh icchha ractthegerne riezi en Stiauttsh cgno eosnt od ecltahrahetew iblelw itChe lienmr i nTdh.i s
generaanlMd e nandert'ysp oetft h hgieer ndir npe a rctuilParro.p er­ eluborgnitvSietosan t ius' thhaiend cetlahl ahiten gm igogofah btr oad
tiuaffse'tc ifoornT ullieusxs p reisnhs isestd r ong doefcfr linaedr­ation withhia sd dreasm soerceeo nvenatiitroh natanhl ao tfT ibulalnuds
shiipnt helsien Seosm.ce o mplitmoTe unlstli uism pliien1d - 2P: ro­ llroaceP.a ullniC anrumsi n1a7t heecx usiers ta haes rt ateomffae cntt,
pertmiauksei stc letahrat th eA driaatindcA egeatnr,a ditionally namctlhyaP ta uliimsno ursta anld soon lbcyea ni np loaancteeta i me.
Genres and Topai ln A/edias Res
Thiism pltiheahsteh imshealasf ditoolc oeaosfkert j euassNt icehtaass. propempitnsi pkiootftne h a eb seonftc hene o rmsaelc osnedc tSiuocnh.
Paulignoueossut oe mpltohyse a rnneo tiaosSn t atiuwsh euhnse e s, omissoifmo antse rfrioamgl e nerxiecm pwleietsh doeustt ruocft ion
saytsh ahtew ilblew ith Niinsc peitlraniss t p.io tfte h ediirff erences, thegiern eirdiecn wtiiblteldy i scuisnCs headp 5t2.e4 r
nonoeft heesxec ucsoeusbl emd i sraesia nds ulttsot haed dreTshsee e. Propieurtsth einn1 6 h a)si eltdoCe ydn thsicah'est plrioapsp­etmic
encomisaesnitsmsiea c n ifAense tx.a minoaftt hieoosnte h eexra mples tiktoonh imA. p aralfolret lh iissC ynthyiiae'lstd oiP nrgo pertius'
oft hsea rnteo pionts h sea rnveari anotft hsea mgee nirtseh erefore shcetliapsrtoipce mpttohi ekiron Pn r oper1 8t.il un1s 6 P ropertius
unhelfoprfP urlo per1 6t.i us useCsy nthtiyap2' sesc hetplrioapsetmipctt ohi ikmosinen hl ifts y p3e
Thee xcuosffee raetPd r ope1r t56i- u1cs8a b ne c onsigdPenreerdi c­ excuspartoomprpeyt itkoTo unl laushs im sv nm aienx cfuosnreo gto ing
alliynt hfoel lowwianygP. r operetxicuufsso'enr o atc companying toA siwai tThu llTuhsel. i teprraocreyd iunrveo hlevreneda, m etlhye
Tulliunas t yp3ee xcuspartoopreym pittsih kaCotyn n tlwúhaet,nlo d incluwsiitohonine ncx amopflg eea n orfaen e xamopafln eo ther variant
hyP ropetrhtahiteui sn tctnoad csc ompTaunlylh uasbs,e eenxp ressing oft hsea mgee nrwei,ble lJ i;cuastgs reedal teenrgi tnCh h ap7ta enrd
hedri sapapilru vo avr iwoauyssh .er eTpooftr htii n5s - 1i8as n e xnmple wilbleo xempltihfie�rde e la5nedw hIenrcel.uw snisfo anm itloi ar
ofa ty2 spceh etlpiraospteimcpi tnwi hkiocCnhy ntihsti hase p eaker Propertiuss'ot haatutotd hineeo nnc-eg,ce nxeprliacu oaftt hiseoi ngs­
andP ropetrhtaeid udsr eTshsepe rei.n cwihpialclehl tohwnisas r ration nificaonftc hceeo ntbreatswte1 - e4an n 5d- 1c8na n owb ea ddtehde
ofC yuthbieah'asv tiobo euc ro nsiadp erroepde mpitosin kweoh ni icsh genecrxi1c) latnhaattthic eoo nn twraadsse tv ibsyPe rdo pesrott hiauts
valfoirad l gle nraonwsdi rlelc iuntr h bioso 1k1I .tit sh aatl,t hosuugrh­ heco uldde monshtirssak tiaenlo dlr igibnyau lsiittnhygsi tsr iaknidn g
vivirnhge toprriecsaclr foirpg teinorarneesns a turaplrleys criptious fosro phis<lteivicclaento. et dhw eorr tdhsae u dieknncoew,ti hnag1t w 6a s
dirfiercstt -psepreseocnnhe evse,r tlhietleeerxsarysa mploefgs e nres ap ropemptiknoonht,va eew xopuelcidtn etdel rongaicimco palle teness
cajnu satsw elclo nsoifns artr eadts peecehietsha,ec rc ompaonri ed int hsitsr igkeinnegir ninco vawtoiuolhnda, va ec cep1-t18ew di thout
unaccompbaydn eisecdr iopfrt eiloarntesel de avcatnitoo rtn hse;y can askionvge rprqeuceisnstsaei bu ooti ntecronnasii satnewdno cuyhl,ad v c
evecnonssiismtpo lfny a rraotfri eolnesav catnitCo ynnst.hn iaar'rsa ted understthoeiomntd h een comisapsiitrniwi cht i tchhe wye rwer itten.
anidm agisnpeede cahnehdse r,re laatcetdio of5n -s1a 8r,te h sec hetlias­ Charactewrhiaswtto iuiclnaadnl olny- gepnoeehrmai vcbe e eahn i atus
moso afs chetcpl rioapsetmipTthipek loeanan.std h reaantrdse proaches oft houignshot ts ow ithtihgnie sn eerliecTg hyii.bss e ucsate h gee neric
oft helsien aersce h aractoefpr riospteimcsp cthiect lainadsa,ms o i formualnatd h per incoifip nicel uasriieon,ans enassme u,c pha rotfs
thoutgoch o nfitrhmi Psr,o peursteitsuh vsee rqbu er(o8 r)a ntdh e theel eagyst heel eigtysi enal msfu cahst hree awdoeural pdp rotahceh
nouqnu ere(l1 1a) e,w hhia cppetaobr et hLea ntr ienderoiftn hges elcwigyt ha p rikonro wloefdt gheeT mh.i pso eimts h erelfoirakele,l
Greeaxke TÀtaáx(t:wT,À ma1µO9ót shp.erro pemtpotpioci mwahyi ch genewroirckn soa,tt hiinnig t sIetelx fi.sa tgsa itnhbseat c kgroofu nd
ben otientd h elsiena erse : three ader'se xgpeencetwrahiticiic outhens s a si tsst arting-point.
(i )Thea ccusoafbt rieoanoc ffh a iTthhe.ir aseh inotft htiosp oisn8 lnt hsee copnatdro ft hien clpurdoepde mnp t1(i3 k-)o1P,8r opesr tiu
whetrhege o dcso ncemrunsebtde, c aoufts hepe r oxiomfii gtnyii n7s , ndsdt ot hdeec rsipnto ifCo ynthnicat'susca hle tltioha isimmnt o hspe a st
bet hobsywe h otmh emiurt uoaalto hlfso hvaev bee esnw ornT.h et opos ( 5-a1na2 n)t iciopfha etri ofnsu cthuertela icatissvthiiotcuhy le fd a il
occouprnesl y in 18.2° toyi eltdoh eprl eTahsi.ss ec tiaolonps avtehswc a yf otrh ceo ntrast
(iRie)proaocfhh aersd nocfhs esa erttc,1.0 1 18() .2 1 betwePerno pearstpo iett:1-sla onvTdeu rl lausms a no fw art hawti ll
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Atheannstd h fca mocuisto ifAe ssi( a 132-21 4). juncwtiitoThnu llhuews a,bs r avfealcgyti hnsee a-sbtuortra mtsih,ne r
(iTvh)ep rayeCrysn tothfhi Paart o persthiwiuipbsl e'lh eludp (2 3 17 ). teromfss o littoauryro iftn hgo sstea ndpalraodcfr e ess ionar ntt iquity,
Thep 1·opemopfCt yinktothnoPi rao pecrnotsiiuossfts sc hetlainadsmos Athewni�ti hst univnedrA ssiiwtaiy ti htaw se alctihtyWi ietsth.h is
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