Ancient Epic Poetry
Author | : Charles Rowan Beye |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles Rowan Beye |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christiane Reitz |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 2756 |
Release | : 2019-12-16 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3110492598 |
This compendium (4 vols.) studies the continuity, flexibility, and variation of structural elements in epic narratives. It provides an overview of the structural patterns of epic poetry by means of a standardized, stringent terminology. Both diachronic developments and changes within individual epics are scrutinized in order to provide a comprehensive structural approach and a key to intra- and intertextual characteristics of ancient epic poetry.
Author | : Peter Toohey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135035342 |
Didactic Epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects, but in verse. Epic Lessons shows how this scientific poetry was intended not just to instruct but also to entertain. Praise for its predecessor, Reading Epic 'Toohey's erudition makes the complexities and the strangeness of these ancient poems appear as clear as daylight and his enthusiasm renders them as attractive as the latest blockbuster.' - JACT Review
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1762 |
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ISBN | : |
Author | : Fritz-Heiner Mutschler |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 509 |
Release | : 2018-12-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1527523799 |
The Homeric epics and the Book of Songs are not just the fountainheads of the Western and Chinese literary traditions; for centuries they played a central role in education and communal life, and thus exercised a lasting influence on both civilizations. This volume presents the first systematic comparison of the two corpora. Part One analyzes their genesis and their reception, while Part Two discusses their characteristics as poetic creations. The book brings together Chinese and Western sinologists and classicists, and so promotes significant interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue. Though the contributors rank among the leading experts in their fields, the essays here are accessible not only to their peers, but also to the interested ‘general reader’, and so to all those who seek a deeper understanding of Chinese and Western civilizations, their common human basis and their characteristic differences.
Author | : Robert Auty |
Publisher | : MHRA |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Epic poetry |
ISBN | : 9780900547720 |
Author | : Concepción Cabrillana |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2015-10-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1443883972 |
This book adopts a broad and multifaceted approach to that most preeminent of classical literature genres: the Epic. Set in the ancient world, from archaic Greece to imperial Rome, the scope of interest here extends, for comparative purposes, to Vedic and Sanskrit poetry, as well as the Medieval epic. This collection of papers by classicists from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, embraces key themes in recent scholarship, such as the character of the hero, defined in terms of the conflict of power central to the epos, the metapoetic function of the bard as a literary reflection of epic style, and the manipulation of epic myth to fulfil new functions, such as retelling contemporary history and conveying mystic symbology. Topics rooted in archaic poetry, such as the reutilisation of the ogre character embodied in the Cyclops and the journey into the Underworld, are also explored in great detail. In all these studies, the intertextual nature of ancient writing is consistently addressed through discussions of the revisiting of Homeric poetry by authors such as the Greek tragedians, Empedocles, Plato, Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, Lucan, and Valerius Flaccus. The analysis of the heroic narrative offered in this volume includes both literary phenomena and the language of the epic itself; the reader is thus afforded the widest possible view of current critical perspectives in classical literature and linguistics. Such a comprehensive treatment of the most important genre in the ancient world grants the reader powerful insights into the way in which ancient literature was composed. This collection of studies, while making a substantial contribution to scholarship in this field, will also appeal to a varied academic readership, including researchers in classical literature and linguistics, as well as students of literary theory.
Author | : Homer |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0486111059 |
Excellent prose translation of ancient epic recounts adventures of the homeward-bound Odysseus. Fantastic cast of gods, giants, cannibals, sirens, other supernatural creatures — true classic of Western literature.
Author | : Corinne Ondine Pache |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 974 |
Release | : 2020-03-05 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1108663621 |
From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.
Author | : Charles Rowan Beye |
Publisher | : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780865166073 |