Biography, Literature and Literary Studies, History and Criticism
Ancient Epic

Ancient Epic

Hardback Published on: 09/04/2009
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Synopsis

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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781405159470
  • Number of pages: 206
  • Dimensions: 236 x 161 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 481g
  • Languages: English