| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Mnemosyne, Supplements ; v. 343
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; v. 343.
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| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica; Chapter One. Signs of the Times: Being Homer Later; i. Reading Quintus Reading Homer; ii. A Late Antique Aesthetic?; iii. (M)use-less Singing: Quintus' Art?; Chapter Two. Ecphrasis and the Emblems of the Past; i. Reading Directions in Ecphrasis; ii. (Re- )reading the Shield of Achilles; iii. Unfolding Ecphrasis: The Mountain of Arete; Chapter Three. Speaking Morality through Gnomai; i. Homeric Voices? Narrators and Narratees; ii. Fate, Gods, and the Sayings of Nestor; Chapter Four. Posthomeric Similes, Homeric Likenesses. |
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I. Penthesileia: A New Dawnii. Helen Received, Helen Judged; iii. Like Father like Son: Comparing Neoptolemus; Afterword; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum. |
| Summary |
This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English, with some Greek and Latin. |
| Subject |
Quintus, Smyrnaeus, active 4th century. Posthomerica.
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Homer -- Appreciation.
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Homer. |
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Posthomerica (Quintus, Smyrnaeus) |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: A. Maciver, Calum. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica : Engaging Homer in Late Antiquity. Leiden : BRILL, ©2012 9789004230200 |
| ISBN |
9789004230217 (electronic book) |
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9004230211 (electronic book) |
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9004230203 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789004230200 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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