{"product_id":"aelius-aristides-and-the-poetics-of-lyric-in-imperial-greek-culture-hardback-9781009518246","title":"Aelius Aristides and the Poetics of Lyric in Imperial Greek Culture (Hardback) 9781009518246","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAelius Aristides and the Poetics of Lyric in Imperial Greek Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnalyses the presence of Greek lyric poetry in imperial culture, giving new perspectives on lyric reception and imperial Greek literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancesca Modini (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009518246, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e327 pages, 7 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is the first study of the persistence and significance of ancient lyric in imperial Greek culture. Redefining lyric reception as a phenomenon ranging from textual engagement with ancient poems to the appropriation of song traditions, Francesca Modini reconsiders the view of imperial culture (paideia) as dominated by Homer and fifth-century Attic literature. She argues that textual knowledge of lyric allowed imperial writers to show a more sophisticated level of paideia, and her analysis further reveals how lyric traditions mobilised distinctive discourses of self-fashioning, local identity, community-making and power crucial for Greeks under Rome. This is most evident in the works of Aelius Aristides, who reconfigured ancient lyric to shape his rhetorical persona and enhance his speeches to imperial communities. Exploring Aristides' lyric poetics also changes how we interpret his reconstruction of the classical tradition and his involvement in the complex politics of the Empire.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Imperial Greek Literature, Rhetoric and Lyric: Why?\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Imperial Phenomenology of Lyric: 1. Lyric as literature: locating lyric poetry in imperial Paideia\u003cbr\u003e 2. Coming (back) to life: materiality, locality and performance of lyric\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Aelius Aristides' Lyric: 3. Princeps Sophistarum: Aristides' construction of lyric and his persona\u003cbr\u003e 4. A praise of two cities: local (and) lyric traditions for New Corinth\u003cbr\u003e 5. The politics of Harmonia: Stasis and political song in Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Musical Empires: Aristides' Athens and Rome\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. From lyric to Aristides and back, and forward.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415627985176,"sku":"9781009518246","price":73.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009518246i.jpg?v=1784419633","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aelius-aristides-and-the-poetics-of-lyric-in-imperial-greek-culture-hardback-9781009518246","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}