| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 640 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
[Brill's companions in classical studies], 1872-3357
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Brill's companions in classical studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-596) and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. History and development of the term and concept of the epyllion -- pt. 2. The Archaic and pre-Hellenistic period -- pt. 3. The Hellenistic period -- pt. 4. The late Roman Republic and the Augustan period -- pt. 5. The Imperial period -- pt. 6. The Middle Ages and beyond. |
| Summary |
This book offers a critical re-examination of some important (and some lesser known) texts which are commonly labelled 'epyllia' in classical scholarship. It traces the history of the generic term 'epyllion' and sketches the literary and scholarly reception of these texts. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Greek poetry -- History and criticism.
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Greek poetry. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Baumbach, Manuel.
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Bär, Silvio.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789004214323 9004214321 (DLC) 2012017986 |
| ISBN |
9789004214323 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9004214321 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9789004233058 (electronic book) |
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9004233059 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004233058 |
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