The Pastoral Narcissus: A Study of the First Idyll of Theocritus

127 Pages·1994·13.891 MB·English

by  Clayton Zimmerman

The Pastoral Narcissus
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
General Editor: Gregory Nagy, Harvard University
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by Laurie Kain Hart, Haverford College
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The Origins and Development of Ancient Greek Democracy
by James L. O'Neil, The University of Sydney
The Pastoral Narcissus: A Study of the First Idyll of Theocritus
by Clayton Zimmerman, Carleton College
On the front cover: A calendar frieze representing the Athenian months,
reused in the Byzantine Church of the Little Metropolis in Athens. The cross
is superimposed, obliterating Taurus of the Zodiac. The choice of this frieze
for books in Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches reflects this series’
emphasis on the blending of the diverse heritages—Near Eastern, Classical,
and Christian—in the Greek tradition. Drawing by Laurie Kain Hart, based
on a photograph.
The Pastoral Narcissus
A Study of the First Idyll of
Theocritus
Clayton Zimmerman
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The pastoral Narcissus : a study of the first idyll of Theocritus /
Clayton Zimmerman.
p. cm.— (Greek studies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Theocritus. Idylls. 1. 2. Pastoral poetry, greek—History and
criticism. 3. Narcissus (Greek mythology) in literature. 1. Series.
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For Rebecca,
whose love I have never valued more:
οἱ μὲν ἱππήων στρύτον οἱ δὲ πέσδων
οἱ δὲ νάων φαῖσ᾽ ἐπὶ γᾶν μέλαιναν
ἔμμεναι κάλλιστον, ἔγω δὲ κῆν ὕτ-
τῷ τις ἔραται᾽
Sappho, fragment 16.1-4

Contents
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Chapter One
Tracing the Narcissus Myth... ccececeseessesesesesnenesseseeens
Chapter Two
An Introduction to “The Trouble with Daphnis” ................
Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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General [Mex ..........ccccccccecececncecscecscecsceececececeeeneasceceuecseeceueesennenees 103
Index of Ancient Authors Cited.................. ...107
About the Author...........cccccccccccesceccscenencecenenspeneeesnenuens ...111

List of Photographs
#1 Roman-wall painting, Pompeii V 4, II (i), House of Marcus
Lucretius Frontonius (Vespasianic). Photo: Alinari/ Art
Resource, NY 50020690 BR14370...........:cscseseseseseneseneen page xv
#2 Detail of mosaic, Antioch, Daphne, House of Narcissus
(second century A.D.). Photo: The Baltimore Museum of Art:
Antioch Subscription Fund, BMA 1938.710..... „nenn: page 10
#3 Marble statue, Paris, Louvre MA 435, Aphrodisias school
(second century A.D.). Photo: Alinari/ Art Resource, NY
#4 Marble sarcophagus, Vaticano Museo Chiaramonti,
Galleria Lapidaria (169) from Via Appia Antica (second
century A.D.). Photo: Deutsches Archaologisches Institut,
Rome 71.1709... eedeneeseneseeeeeeeeeresneteeeseeessnesereeeessesttPeanpseee ee2s3
#5 Marble statue group, Napoli, Museo Archeologico
Nazionale, copy of Hellenistic original (circa 120 B.C.).
Photo: AlinariA/r t Resource, NY 50020691 AN23160............. page 91
#6 Marble statue, Bruxelles, Musées royaux d’art et
d’histoire (inv. A 1144), from Rome, Villa Ludovisi,
Antonine copy of Hellenistic< original (eirca 11 20 B.C.). Photo:
ACL, Bruxelles... ΗΝ “ nennenPage 95
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