Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

H. Maehler. Die Auffassung des Dichterberufs im frühen Griechentum bis zur Zeit Pindars. Hypomnemata 3. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht.

Examines the concept of the poet in Greek antiquity, with consideration of his social position, relationship to his public, and internal and external motives, along with discussion of the effect of the work and artistic intention. Includes comments on Homer, Hesiod, Archilochos, Alkaios, Sappho, Pindar, and others.
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