Ancient Epic |
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| Author:
| King, Katherine Callen |
| Series title: | Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4443-2884-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics - Homer's
Iliad and
Odyssey, Vergil's
Aeneid, Ovid's
Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes'
Agonautica.
- 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...
More Description
Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics - Homer's
Iliad and
Odyssey, Vergil's
Aeneid, Ovid's
Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes'
Agonautica.
- 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