Ancient epic / Katherine Callen King.
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TextSeries: Blackwell introductions to the classical worldPublisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2009Description: 1 online resource (ix, 206 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444308556; 1444308556; 9781444308549; 1444308548; 9781405159470; 1405159472Subject(s): Epic poetry -- History and criticism | Poetry, Ancient -- History and criticism | Heroes in literature | Epic poetry | Heroes in literature | Poetry, Ancient | TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary | LITERARY CRITICISM -- General | Epic poetry | Heroes in literature | Poetry, Ancient | Epos | Griechisch | LateinGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Criticism, interpretation, etc.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ancient epic.DDC classification: 809.1/32 LOC classification: PN1307 | .K56 2009ebOnline resources: Wiley Online Library | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Mysore University Main Library | Not for loan | EBJW334 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The epic of Gilgamesh -- The context of Homeric epic -- The Iliad -- The Odyssey -- The Argonautika of Apollonios of Rhodes -- The context of Roman epic -- The Aeneid of Virgil -- The Metamorphoses of Ovid.
This work 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. It provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic, offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context, and includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts.
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