Reading Epic : an Introduction to the Ancient Narratives.
This survey offers guidance through the major classical writers of epic to readers new to the subject: it begins with Homer and concludes with an overview of the development of late ancient epic and the interface between epic and the novel.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
1992.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; EPIC: THE GENRE, ITS CHARACTERISTICS; HOMER, ILIAD; HOMER, ODYSSEY; APOLLONIUS OF RHODES, ARGONAUTICA; BEGINNING EPIC IN ROME; THE ALEXANDRIAN MINIATURE EPIC; VIRGIL, AENEID; OVID, METAMORPHOSES; LUCAN, THE CIVIL WAR; ROMAN EPIC AND THE EMPEROR DOMITIAN; ENDS AND BEGINNINGS: LATE ANCIENT EPIC; APPENDIX: THE EPIC AND THE NOVEL; Bibliography; Index.