Creative Lives In Classical Antiquity Poets Artists And Biography

Download or read book Creative Lives in Classical Antiquity written by Richard Fletcher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the biographical traditions of ancient poets and artists parallel the creative processes of biographers themselves, both within antiquity and beyond. Each chapter explores a range of biographical material that highlights the complexity of how readers and viewers imagine the lives of ancient creator-figures.