The Greek Epic Cycle and its Ancient Reception
Author: Marco Fantuzzi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316298213
Category: Literary Collections
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The poems of the Epic Cycle are assumed to be the reworking of myths and narratives which had their roots in an oral tradition predating that of many of the myths and narratives which took their present form in the Iliad and the Odyssey. The remains of these texts allow
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Pages: 320
Pages: 320
From a corpus of Greek epics known in antiquity as the "Epic Cycle," six poems dealt with the same Trojan War mythology as the Homeric poems. Though they are now lost, these poems were much read and much discussed in ancient times, not only for their content but for their
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Pages: 900
Pages: 900
The tragedy Rhesus has come down to us among the plays of Euripides but was probably the work either of fourth-century BC actors or producers heavily rewriting his original play or of a fourth-century author writing in competition. This edition explores the play as a 'postclassical' tragedy, composed when the
Language: en
Pages: 210
Pages: 210
The Trojan war inspired a multifaceted mythological tradition which evolved through a variety of artistic devices - oral and written poetry, prose, iconography. In the open system of Trojan war narratives, Homer represents the dominant line, while the cyclic, lyric and tragic poets offer a host of alternative versions. Reconstructing
Language: en
Pages: 500
Pages: 500
This volume covers such noted figures and topics as: Greek HistoriographyHerodotusPolybiusThucydidesXenophon
