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A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives.
  • A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
  • Considers the interrelation between these different traditions
  • Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic
  • Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre
  • Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition
  • The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field
  • Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events

A Companion to Ancient Epic

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A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 26/07/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405105248, 978-1405105248
    ISBN10: 1405105240

    Number of Pages: 704

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives.
    • A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
    • Considers the interrelation between these different traditions
    • Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic
    • Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre
    • Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition
    • The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field
    • Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events

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