Reading epic : an introduction to the ancient narratives / Peter Toohey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toohey, Peter, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Classical--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Epic poetry, Classical.

Epic poetry, Classical--History and criticism.

History, Ancient, in literature.

Literature and history--Greece.

Literature and history.

Literature and history--Rome.

Mythology, Classical, in literature.

Narration (Rhetoric)--History--To 1500.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-241) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-95217-1

0-203-28543-3

1-134-95218-X

1-280-06742-X

0-203-16912-3

9780203169124

OCLC:

475883550