Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica, A study of heroic characterization and heroism.
Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek epic. It is a stylistic imitation of Homer and recounts what Iliad and Odyssey have left untold of the Trojan War. Tine Scheijnen offers the first linear study of this still little-known poem. P...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden, Boston:
Brill,
2018.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
421.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Supplement 2019, ISBN: 9789004390850.
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Call Number: PA4407.Q6 S344 2018
| Summary: | Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek epic. It is a stylistic imitation of Homer and recounts what Iliad and Odyssey have left untold of the Trojan War. Tine Scheijnen offers the first linear study of this still little-known poem. Progressing from book 1 to 14, she focusses on key issues such as Homeric similes and characterization of heroes (especially Achilles and his son Neoptolemus). Ideologically, Quintus engages in a critical way with Homer, but possibly also Vergil, Triphiodorus and tragedy. Scheijnen's work can be read as a thorough introduction to Quintus' Posthomerica , while also offering new insights into Homer reception, the conception of heroes and heroism in Greek epic. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789004380974 |