Lycophron is subject to multiple shadows, many specialists consider his texts obscure, while others classify them as pieces of extreme complexity but also beauty.
really enjoyed this one! I love getting the Trojan perspective in the work—some of L's description of Achilles as the 'trafficker of corpses' in the war is really thought-provoking for thinking about the Homeric epics. thank you so much for sharing!!
Yes! the figure of Akilleus is so interesting and multi-layered. And his treatment outside Homer is wonderful, same as with Helen. The only thing I miss in Lycrophron is the figure of Patroklo, I'm always looking for him in other sources
Thank you for introducing me to this poet and work! I love the way you describe the Alexandra as a work for the Library of Alexandria - such a powerful image that conveys the wealth of knowledge required to understand the text as well as its inaccessibility given the Library's destruction.
thank you for reading :) This thing you say, about the inaccessibility of the text due of the destruction of the library... is brilliant! I was not thinking about it, but is true, and part of the problem when approaching this text for sure. Lycophron was part of the librarians of Ptolomeo court that is why his text was so obscure, but the later destruction of course makes everything harder.
really enjoyed this one! I love getting the Trojan perspective in the work—some of L's description of Achilles as the 'trafficker of corpses' in the war is really thought-provoking for thinking about the Homeric epics. thank you so much for sharing!!
Yes! the figure of Akilleus is so interesting and multi-layered. And his treatment outside Homer is wonderful, same as with Helen. The only thing I miss in Lycrophron is the figure of Patroklo, I'm always looking for him in other sources
Thank you for introducing me to this poet and work! I love the way you describe the Alexandra as a work for the Library of Alexandria - such a powerful image that conveys the wealth of knowledge required to understand the text as well as its inaccessibility given the Library's destruction.
thank you for reading :) This thing you say, about the inaccessibility of the text due of the destruction of the library... is brilliant! I was not thinking about it, but is true, and part of the problem when approaching this text for sure. Lycophron was part of the librarians of Ptolomeo court that is why his text was so obscure, but the later destruction of course makes everything harder.