aradeia:On Fragmentary Fame. What we remember, how we remember it, vs. how ancient poets may have
aradeia: On Fragmentary Fame. What we remember, how we remember it, vs. how ancient poets may have expected to be remembered. In classical studies, we talk a lot about kleos and a lot about memory being preserved for thousands of years, but that doesn’t happen for every author. Texts get lost due to decreasing popularity or dumb chance or both. For many authors, we don’t even have fragments left. Often kleos fades away. A scary thought, but an honest one. Time eats and litters as it marches on. Sources in order of appearance below the cut: Keep reading -- source link