Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics – Homer’s
Iliad and
Odyssey, Vergil’s
Aeneid, Ovid’s
Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes’
Agonautica.
- Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic
- Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context
- Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts
€26.99
Innehållsförteckning
Chronologies viii
Map x
Introduction 1
1 The Epic of Gilgamesh 14
2 The Context of Homeric Epic 33
3 The Iliad 52
4 The Odyssey 81
5 The Argonautika of Apollonios of Rhodes 106
6 The Context of Roman Epic 125
7 The Aeneid of Virgil 143
8 The Metamorphoses of Ovid 172
Appendix: Chart of Olympian Gods and their Akkadian Counterparts 189
Glossary of Greek and Latin terms 192
Index 193
Om författaren
Katherine Callen King is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● ISBN 9781118293454 ● Filstorlek 0.4 MB ● Utgivare John Wiley & Sons ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2012 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2357032 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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