Contest of Poetry in Alexandria: Call. Ia. 1, 13, Herod. Mim. 8, al.
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Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou
Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou Lexicon of Photius, New Fragments of Literature from theLexicon of Photius, the Derveni Papyrus, Alcman’sPartheneion , Sappho and Alcaeus, papers on the origin of tragedy, on Aeschylus᾽Septem , Archilochus, and numerous articles on fragmentarily preserved Greek literature.
Abstract
A combined investigation of Herod. Mim. 8 (Ἐνύπνιον) with Callim. Ia. 1, 13, and Ep. 8, reveals that they all relate to a certain poetic contest that took place in Alexandria under the auspices of Ptolemy I, in one of the last years of his reign. The contest, must have been co-ordinated by the Mouseion and its director at the time, Zenodotus. The two poets took part in the contest, together with a host of other poets. Callim. Ia. 1 gives a figurative account of the contest’s course of action. Herodas, awaiting the results, writes Mim. 8, where he expresses his hopes for a prize, though he suspects foul play on behalf of the poets employed at the Mouseion by the king who was supposed to decide the prize. Callim. Ep. 8 is a sarcastic reply to Herodas’ fears, while Ia. 13 narrates the harsh criticism Callimachus received from Zenodotus and his proud reaction in response, obviously after his contribution was rejected.
About the author
Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Department of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Publications include books on the Lexicon of Photius, New Fragments of Literature from the Lexicon of Photius, the Derveni Papyrus, Alcman’s Partheneion, Sappho and Alcaeus, papers on the origin of tragedy, on Aeschylus᾽ Septem, Archilochus, and numerous articles on fragmentarily preserved Greek literature.
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