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Author : Quintus (Smyrnaeus)
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2004-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780801879654
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Author : Calum A. Maciver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004230211
Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.), the 14 book Greek epic on the Trojan War, is a text which has traditionally been overlooked in the main canon of Classical authors, and in fact until only recently has been largely ignored as a literary work. This book, the first monograph in English on the poem since 1904, examines the Posthomerica’s close relationship with the Homeric epics, with a focus on the originality and Late Antique interpretative bias of Quintus in his readings and emulation of Homer. The study deals specifically with three separate aspects of poetics, and their Homeric intertextuality: ecphrasis, gnomai, and similes, and their role within the poem’s narrative strategies, themes, and aims.
Author : Arthur Sanders Way
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781022489684
This epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War, from the initial Greek siege of Troy to the final fall of the city. It explores the motivations and actions of the key players on both sides of the conflict, and provides a vivid and compelling portrayal of one of the defining moments in Western history. The poem is highly regarded as a masterpiece of classical literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Renker, Stephan
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3863097394
The Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna, a Greek epic in fourteen books from the 3rd century AD, recounts the story of the Trojan War by covering the events between Hector?s burial and the departure of the Greeks after the destruction of the city. In book 13, we read about the sack of Troy, including famous episodes such as the death of Priam and Astyanax, the enslavement of Andromache, the escape of Aeneas, and the rape of Cassandra.0Stephan Renker offers the first full-scale commentary on Posthomerica 13. He introduces each episode with a discussion of the relevant literary tradition and Quintus' potential models. The following line-by-line commentary yields insights into aspects of language, literary technique, realia, and the main issues of interpretation. Thus, the reader is provided with an important tool for further investigations into this fascinating, yet understudied piece of Imperial Greek poetry.
Author : Manuel Baumbach
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 27,23 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 311094250X
The “Events after Homer”, described by Quintus Smyrnaeus in the third century AD in his Greek epic Posthomerica, are an attempt to bridge the gap between the Iliad and the Odyssey , and to combine the various scattered reports of the battle for Troy into a single tale: the fate of Achilles, Ajax, Paris and the Amazon Penthesileia, the intervention of Neoptolemos and the story from the Trojan horse to the destruction of the city. The volume presented here summarizes the results of the first international conference on Quintus Smyrnaeus.
Author : Emma Greensmith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1108830331
Provides the first literary and cultural-historical analysis of the most important third-century Greek epic, Quintus' Posthomerica.
Author : Calum A. Maciver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 28,82 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004230203
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.
Author : Robert Louis Fowler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521012461
The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and Homer in the history of ideas round out the collection.
Author : Robert C Simms
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,77 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004360921
The epics of ancient Greece and Rome are unique in that many went unfinished, or if they were finished, remained open to further narration that was beyond the power, interest, or sometimes the life-span of the poet. Such incompleteness inaugurated a tradition of continuance and closure in their reception. Brill’s Companion to Prequels, Sequels, and Retellings of Classical Epic explores this long tradition of continuing epics through sequels, prequels, retellings and spin-offs. This collection of essays brings together several noted scholars working in a variety of fields to trace the persistence of this literary effort from their earliest instantiations in the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer to the contemporary novels of Ursula K. Le Guin and Margaret Atwood.
Author : Silvio Bär
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474493581
Offers a literary and cultural-historical analysis of the Posthomerica.