The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle.

Although the Iliad and Odyssey narrate only relatively small portions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, for centuries these works have overshadowed other, more comprehensive narratives of the conflict, particularly the poems known as the Epic Cycle. In The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burgess, Jonathan S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Boulder : Johns Hopkins University Press NetLibrary, Inc. [distributor] April 2003
Subjects:
Homer > Knowledge > Troy (Extinct city)
Homer > Influence.
Homer
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Trojan War > Literature and the war.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature and history > Greece.
Lost literature > Greece.
Cycles (Literature)
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Influence littéraire, artistique, etc.
Littérature et histoire > Grèce.
Œuvres perdues (Littérature) > Grèce.
Cycles (Littérature)
Epic poetry, Greek
Literature
Literature and history
Lost literature
Troy (Extinct city) > In literature.
Troie (Ville ancienne) > Dans la littérature.
Greece
Turkey > Troy (Extinct city)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note to Reader
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • One: The Epic Cycle and the Tradition of the Trojan War
  • Two: Homer and the Tradition of the Trojan War
  • Three: The Epic Cycle and Homer
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Photius and Proclus
  • Appendix B: Schematization of R. Cookâ€?s Tables
  • Appendix C: Trojan War Images to 600 B.C.E.
  • Appendix D: Blinding and Escape Images
  • Appendix E: Select Epic Passages Featuring Leaves
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

Similar Items