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There are 9 critical essays on Archilochus.
Critical Essays on Archilochus

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Critical Essay by Frederic Will
18,972 words, approx. 63 pages
 In the following excerpt, Will examines Archilochus's point-of-view, ideas, and critical reputation both in his own and in modern times.
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Critical Essay by Anne Pippin Burnett
9,995 words, approx. 33 pages
 In the following essay, Burnett examines Archilochus's fables, particularly their element of anger that led to his reputation as the poet of abuse.
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Critical Essay by H. D. Rankin
5,971 words, approx. 20 pages
 In the following essay, Rankin investigates the merits of the tradition that the Lycambid family members were driven to suicide over attacks on them in verse by Archilochus.
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Critical Essay by Frederic Will
4,353 words, approx. 15 pages
 In the following essay, Will analyzes Archilochus's method of conveying his sensory experiences through the meter and diction of his poetry.
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Lecture by C. M. Bowra
2,566 words, approx. 9 pages
 In the following essay, originally delivered as a lecture in 1935, Bowra discusses the flute-song origins of the elegy and the significance of Archilochus's use of Homeric language in his verses concerning war.
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Critical Essay by A. A. Blakeway
2,035 words, approx. 7 pages
 In the following excerpt, Blakeway argues that certain conclusions about the chronology of Archilochus are erroneous because they are based on the solar eclipse of 648 b.c. rather than the solar eclipse of 711 b.c.
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Critical Essay by T. Hudson-Williams
876 words, approx. 3 pages
 In the following excerpt, Hudson-Williams outlines some of the problems scholars face in trying to determine accurate dates in the life of Archilochus.

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