Malcolm Davies: Greek Epic Cycle

Cover: 9781853990397 | Greek Epic Cycle | Malcolm Davies | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2013

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Beschreibung

In the wake of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, poets of the seventh and sixth centuries BC composed epics which covered other parts of the Trojan War story or different areas of Greek mythology. Quotations from them and other testimonies as to their content survive in later authors and the evidence thus assembled allows us to reconstruct something of the poems' contents. Collectively these poems came to be known by Hellenistic scholars in Alexandria as 'The Epic Cycle'.

With their often grotesque and fantastic tales, the cyclic poems were an important source for later writers of epic. Yet they also present a wealth of fascinating mythological details in their own right and provide absorbing variation on the traditional themes presented in Homer. Why are certain themes frequently used, while others are neglected in various poems? Such considerations enhance an overall appreciation of epic theme and outlook.

This short study provides an introduction to the Cycle for students and scholars of Greek epic, and of Classical civilisation and mythology more generally. All quotations are translated, making the material accessible to those with little or no Greek.

Über den Autor

Malcom Davies is a Fellow of St. John's College, University of Oxford, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Introduces the Epic Cycle - cyclic poems were an important source for later writers of epic.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Abbreviations
1. The Epic Cycle
Notes
2. The Titanomachy
3. The Oedipodeia
4. The Thebais
5. The Epigoni
6. The Cypria
7. The Aethiopis
8. The Little Iliad
9. The Sack of Troy
10. The Returns Home
11. The Telegony
Index of Mythological Names

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781853990397
ISBN-10:	1853990396
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Davies, Malcolm
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 6 mm
Von/Mit:	Malcolm Davies
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.04.2013
Gewicht:	0,14 kg