Talk:Ancient Greek literature

"Invention" of Epic Poetry?

I've been updating references to the Epic page. The link here is in reference to the Greeks inventing the form. Did the creators of the Hindi Epics pick them from the Greeks or is that a different form? Just curious - and want things to be accurate. John (Jwy) 22:54, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the Homeric Hymns be part of a page on Ancient Greek literature? 128.220.30.86 08:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Ancient Greek litterature was not written

I agree definitly with the clear cut ideas of this article. Western litterature being foot note commentaries on transcriptions of ancient greek poetry. But those transcriptions occured very late, in classical greece, and very few scholar now defend the idea that writing was at all involved in the ways of composing, displaying and transmitting meters until the fourth century AD. The result is that we comment by writs oral compositions, we entirely depends on analphabets to be litterate. And the clear cut idea becomes sharp but quite abashing. I have no idea of the consequence of this; but we definitly cannot talk of ancient greek writers and writings, all is oral composition, the physicians included. The first poet to write is Sophoclès, the reason why he was so scorned by the defenders of Aristophanes, Eschyles, and Euripides. And tragedy is dead after him.

PHARNABAZE —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.123.179.67 (talk) 13:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC).

A gap in this page

This page does not mention Christian literature in Koine Greek (the word Koine doesn't even appear on this page!), including the New Testament and the writings of various Church Fathers. I'll see what I can find to get the ball rolling, but I'm no literature expert so I'll need help. —Angr 14:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

This is an interesting topic. Generally religious and mystery literature does not get included as literature because at the time it appealed to a sectarian audience. While it would be interesting to relate the rhetoric of the New Testament to its classical antecedents, wouldn't that be more appropriate in a seperate article on early christian writings? Also, There wold be a risk of sectarian focus on texts that were canonized at nicaea when these represented only a fraction of the genere and they were not the only popular texts. This is worth looking into, but carefully. --CRATYLUS22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.42.143.168 (talk) 02:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

But I wasn't only talking about religious literature; I meant there's nothing about Koine literature here at all! However, I confess I haven't done anything towards finding out more about Koine literature since adding that message all those months ago. —Angr 05:26, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Can you add some information about the greek concepts in literature, such as hubris, nemeses, epiphones, etc.

I turned to this article because I remember studying Greek lit. many moons ago at University. I recall there were many different aspects identified in the literature: hubris, nemesis, etc. I think someone should add something on this.

As I recall one of the ancient Greek scholars laid out a plan on how to write a play, and the way the plot should unfold. For example, for a tragedy the main character needed to undergo hubris, which led to nemesis etc. I can't remember all the plot points myself, but I'm surprised that you have not mentioned them at all. It seems to me that they should be listed.

If this stuff is duplicated elsewhere then a link to it would be helpful.

Thanks.

Dpolwarth (talk) 09:44, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Further reading

Are there any concise compendia of ancient Greek literature that could be added to this section of the article? Tomer^talk 02:43, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Overpositive?

I think this article shows a great deal of the classical writers. But in my opinion it refers far too often to the present, with sentences like 'They also invented drama and produced masterpieces that are still reckoned as drama's crowning achievement' and 'Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It is impossible to calculate the enormous influence these thinkers have had on Western society' It is not a case of validating research to the Classics and why it should be read at all, it is a case of explaining the literature that was written. I really would like to see a more fact-based article, with references and footnotes, based on compendia like 'Ancient literature: a concise history' and the Cambridge history series. Edit: forgot to sign my point. Again. Evil-ine (talk) 16:40, 1 February 2010 (UTC)