Drowning Sorrows: Archilochus fr.13 W. in its Performance Context

<p>Archilochus’ <em>consolatio</em> takes up the epic association of drinking and drowning and puts it in the context of the symposium in order to meditate on the proper conduct of this fundamental social institution of the polis.</p>

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deborah Steiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2012-02-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13781