Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica Engaging Homer in Late Antiquity |
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| Author:
| A. Maciver, Calum |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-23020-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $176.95 |
Book Description:
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This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences.
This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences.