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Peter Toohey
Reading Epic [PDF ebook]
An Introduction to the Ancient Narratives

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Readers new to ancient epic are hampered in two ways: they do not know the ancient languages, and they are unfamiliar with the ancient world. This survey addresses the needs of these readers by offering guidance through the major classical writers of epic: it begins with Homer and concludes with an overview of the development of late ancient epic and of the interface between the epic and the novel.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9780203169124 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2287153 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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