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This is the first monograph entirely devoted to the corpus of late classical Greek lyric poetry. Not only have the dithyrambs and kitharodic nomes of the New Musicians Timotheus and Philoxenus, the hymns of Aristotle and Ariphron, and the epigraphic paeans of Philodamus of Scarpheia and Isyllus of Epidaurus never been studied together, they have also remained hidden behind a series of critical prejudices - political, literary and aesthetic. Professor LeVen's book provides readings of these little-known poems and combines engagement with the style, narrative technique, poetics and reception of the texts with attention to the socio-cultural forces that shaped them. In examining the protean notions of tradition and innovation, the book contributes to the current re-evaluation of the landscape of Greek poetry and performance in the late classical period and bridges a gap in our understanding of Greek literary history between the early classical and the Hellenistic periods.

Greek poetry --- Lyric poetry --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Greek poetry - History and criticism --- Lyric poetry - History and criticism

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A fresh look at the multicultural influences on Quintus Ennius and his epic poem, the Annals. Quintus Ennius, often considered the father of Roman poetry, is best remembered for his epic poem, the Annals, a history of Rome from Aeneas until his own lifetime. Ennius represents an important bridge between Homer’s works in Greek and Vergil’s Aeneid. Jay Fisher argues that Ennius does not simply translate Homeric models into Latin, but blends Greek poetic models with Italic diction to produce a poetic hybrid. Fisher's investigation uncovers a poem that blends foreign and familiar cultural elements in order to generate layers of meaning for his Roman audience. Fisher combines modern linguistic methodologies with traditional philology to uncover the influence of the language of Roman ritual, kinship, and military culture on the Annals. Moreover, because these customs are themselves hybrids of earlier Roman, Etruscan, and Greek cultural practices, not to mention the customs of speakers of lesser-known languages such as Oscan and Umbrian, the echoes of cultural interactions generate layers of meaning for Ennius, his ancient audience, and the modern readers of the fragments of the Annals.

Latin poetry --- History and criticism --- Ennius, Quintus. --- Latin poetry - History and criticism --- Ennius, Quintus. - Annales --- History and criticism.

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Epiphanies in literature --- Music in literature --- European poetry --- Music and literature --- History and criticism --- History --- European poetry - History and criticism --- Music and literature - Europe - History

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Italian literature --- Italian poetry --- Italian prose literature --- History and criticism --- Italian language --- Written Italian --- History. --- History and criticism. --- Italian literature - History and criticism --- Italian poetry - History and criticism --- Italian prose literature - History and criticism

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Kristina Milnor considers how the fragments of textual graffiti which survive on the walls of the Roman city of Pompeii reflect and refract the literary world from which they emerged. She then looks in detail at the role and nature of 'popular' literature in the early Roman Empire and the place of poetry in the Pompeian cityscape.

Graffiti --- Latin poetry --- Inscriptions, Latin --- Latin inscriptions --- Latin language --- Latin philology --- Graffiti culture --- Folklore --- Inscriptions --- Street art --- History and criticism. --- Pompeii (Extinct city) --- Pompei (Extinct city) --- Pompeii (Ancient city) --- Italy --- Intellectual life. --- Civilization. --- Antiquities --- Graffiti - Italy - Pompeii (Extinct city) --- Latin poetry - History and criticism --- Inscriptions, Latin - Italy - Pompeii (Extinct city)