Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta
This paper aims to reassess one piece of evidence for the performance of music and poetry in classical Sparta: an elegy by the Chian poet Ion (fr. 27 West). It is argued here that this poem evokes the atmosphere of a Spartan festival and, specifically, a symposium held as part of that festival. Ion...
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| description | This paper aims to reassess one piece of evidence for the performance of music and poetry in classical Sparta: an elegy by the Chian poet Ion (fr. 27 West). It is argued here that this poem evokes the atmosphere of a Spartan festival and, specifically, a symposium held as part of that festival. Ion was present in Sparta not merely as a friend of prominent Athenians, as is often claimed, but as a professional travelling poet. This suggests that Sparta remained an important centre for μουσική in the classical period and, moreover, was part of a broader Panhellenic network of festivals and contests. |
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| spelling | nottingham-506952020-05-04T18:45:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50695/ Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta Edmund, Stewart This paper aims to reassess one piece of evidence for the performance of music and poetry in classical Sparta: an elegy by the Chian poet Ion (fr. 27 West). It is argued here that this poem evokes the atmosphere of a Spartan festival and, specifically, a symposium held as part of that festival. Ion was present in Sparta not merely as a friend of prominent Athenians, as is often claimed, but as a professional travelling poet. This suggests that Sparta remained an important centre for μουσική in the classical period and, moreover, was part of a broader Panhellenic network of festivals and contests. Cambridge University Press 2017-05-18 Article PeerReviewed Edmund, Stewart (2017) Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta. Classical Quarterly . ISSN 1471-6844 (In Press) |
| spellingShingle | Edmund, Stewart Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title | Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title_full | Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title_fullStr | Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title_short | Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta |
| title_sort | ion of chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical sparta |
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