Greek epic cycle / Malcolm Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Malcolm, 1951-

Series:

Bristol classical paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Cycles (Literature)--History and criticism.

Cycles (Literature).

Physical Description:

viii, 93 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol Classical, 2001.

Summary:

In the wake of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, poets of the seventh and sixth centuries BC composed epics that covered other parts of the Trojan War story or different areas of Greek mythology. Collectively these poems came to be known by Hellenistic scholars in Alexandria as The Epic Cycle'. They also present a wealth of fascinating mythological details and provide absorbing variation on the traditional themes presented in Homer. Why are certain themes frequently used, while others are neglected in various poems? This short study provides a useful introduction to the Cycle for students and scholars of Greek epic and of classical civilization and mythology in general.

Contents:

1. The Epic Cycle 1

2. The Titanomachy 13

3. The Oedipodeia 19

4. The Thebais 22

5. The Epigoni 29

6. The Cypria 32

7. The Aethiopis 51

8. The Little Iliad 60

9. The Sack of Troy 71

10. The Returns Home 77

11. The Telegony 84.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853990396

OCLC:

45991456