Voice and Addressee in the Mimetic Hymns of Callimachus.

A close reading of the three “mimetic” hymns shows that in none of them can any credible interaction between voice and audience be reconstructed from the words of the poem. Furthermore, the voice of the poems cannot be assigned to a “master of ceremonies”, nor to anyone else present on the occasions...

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Published in:	Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 21 - 74
Main Author:	Vestrheim, Gjert
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2012
Subjects:	Hymns Rites & ceremonies Male poets Callimachus, ca. 305 B.C.-ca. 240 B.C. Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost