Ion of Chios: the case of a foreign poet in classical Sparta

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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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Main Author:	Edmund, Stewart
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2017
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50695/

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