The renewal of epic : responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius /

The renewal of epic : responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius /

The Renewal of Epic considers various modes of allusion to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius, dealing not only with similarities in phraseology but also with thematic and structural resemblances. After an introduction, two chapters discuss Apollonian techniques in treating repeated Homeric scen...

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Main Author: Knight, Virginia.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Ancient Greek

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 152.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

Subjects:

Apollonius, > Rhodius. > Argonautica.
Jason > (Mythological character) > In literature.
Homer.
Jason > (Mythological character)
Medea, > consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character)
Argonautica (Apollonius, Rhodius)
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.
Art appreciation.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature.
Greece.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: PA3872.Z4 K57 1995

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Virginia Knight
  • Introduction /
  • Virginia Knight
  • The Homeric 'Recurrent Scene' /
  • Virginia Knight
  • Battle Scenes /
  • Virginia Knight
  • The Argonauts and the Wanderings of Odysseus /
  • Virginia Knight
  • The Gods of the Argonautica /
  • Virginia Knight
  • Bibliography /
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  • Glossary of Greek Words Used in Transliteration in the Text /
  • Virginia Knight
  • General Index /
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  • Index of Passages Discussed /
  • Virginia Knight
  • Index of Greek Words /
  • Virginia Knight
  • Supplements to Mnemosyne /
  • J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W. Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers.