Composed in the third century A.D., the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed down from ancient Greece. Also known as the Posthomerica, or "sequel to Homer," the Trojan Epic chronicles the course of the war after the bur...

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1. Verfasser:	Quintus, Smyrnaeus, active 4th century
Weitere Verfasser:	James, Alan (Alan W.)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English Ancient Greek
Veröffentlicht:	Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:	Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquity.
Schlagworte:	Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English. Trojan War > Poetry. Guerre de Troie > Poésie. LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical. Epic poetry, Greek Troy (Extinct city) > Poetry. Troie (Ville ancienne) > Poésie. Turkey > Troy (Extinct city) Poetry Translations
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Zusammenfassung:	Composed in the third century A.D., the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed down from ancient Greece. Also known as the Posthomerica, or "sequel to Homer," the Trojan Epic chronicles the course of the war after the burial of Troy's greatest hero, Hektor. Quintus, believed to have been an educated Greek living in Roman Asia Minor, included some of the war's most legendary events: the death of Achilles, the Trojan Horse, and the destruction of Troy. But because Quintus deliberately imitated Homer's language and style, his work has been dismissed by many scholars as pastiche. A vivid and entertaining story in its own right, the Trojan Epic is also particularly significant for what it reveals about its sources & mdash;the much older, now lost Greek epics about the Trojan War known collectively as the Epic Cycle. Written in the Homeric era, these poems recounted events not included in the Iliad or the Odyssey . As Alan James makes clear in this vibrant and faithful new translation, Quintus's work deserves attention for its literary-historical importance and its narrative power. James's line-by-line verse translation in English reveals the original as an exciting and eloquent tale of gods and heroes, bravery and cunning, hubris and brutality. James includes a substantial introduction which places the work in its literary and historical context, a detailed and annotated book-by-book summary of the epic, a commentary dealing mainly with sources, and an explanatory index of proper names. Brilliantly revitalized by James, the Trojan Epic will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in Greek mythology and the legend of Troy
Beschreibung:	Originally published: 2004.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780801892370 0801892376 9781435691988 1435691989 9780801879654 0801879655 080188635X 9780801886355