Ancient Epic Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World Series
Auteur : King Katherine Callen
- Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic
- Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context
- Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts
Map x
Introduction 1
1 The Epic of Gilgamesh 14
2 The Context of Homeric Epic 33
3 The Iliad 52
4 The Odyssey 81
5 The Argonautika of Apollonios of Rhodes 106
6 The Context of Roman Epic 125
7 The Aeneid of Virgil 143
8 The Metamorphoses of Ovid 172
Appendix: Chart of Olympian Gods and their Akkadian Counterparts 189
Glossary of Greek and Latin terms 192
Index 193
Date de parution : 02-2012
Ouvrage de 224 p.
15x22.6 cm
Date de parution : 04-2009
Ouvrage de 224 p.
16.1x23.6 cm
Thème d’Ancient Epic :
Mots-clés :
Ancient Epic, Epic, Ancient Literature, Classics, Ancient History, Classic Literature, Ovid, Homer, Iliad, Odyssey, Vergil, Aeneid, Ovid, Metamorphoses, Apollonius of Rhodes, Agonautica, Homeric Epic, Roman Epic