Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Bryn Mawr College, 1996), which was presented under title: The evolving identity of archaic Greek iambus
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-204) and index
This volume, through a detailed examination of the themes, morphology, and diction of the archaic Greek trimeters, makes a strong case that this genre is complex and dynamic and that its evolution may be explained in the context of the larger literary developments of the period
Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Thematic Elements of the Trimeters; Chapter Three: Morphology and Vocabulary of the Trimeters; Chapter Four: The Trimeters and Elegy; Chapter Five: Inscriptions, Later Iambus and Tragedy; Conclusion; Appendices; Works Cited; General Index