Reading Epic : An Introduction to the Ancient Narratives

Name: Reading Epic
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415042277
Price: 30950 KES
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ISBN: 9780415042277

by Peter Toohey

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0415042275

ISBN-13 9780415042277

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 17th, 1992

Print length 262 Pages

Weight 476 grams

Product Classification: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: classical, early & medieval Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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This survey offers guidance through the major classical writers of epic to readers new to the subject: it begins with Homer and concludes with an overview of the development of late ancient epic and the interface between epic and the novel.

Readers new to ancient epic are hampered in two ways: they do not know the ancient languages, and they are unfamiliar with the ancient world. This survey addresses the needs of these readers by offering guidance through the major classical writers of epic: it begins with Homer and concludes with an overview of the development of late ancient epic and of the interface between the epic and the novel.

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