A Companion to Ancient Epic
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A Companion to Ancient Epic

John Miles Foley, John Miles Foley

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A Companion to Ancient Epic

John Miles Foley, John Miles Foley

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About This Book

A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives.

  • A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
  • Considers the interrelation between these different traditions
  • Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic
  • Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre
  • Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition
  • The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field
  • Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2008
ISBN
9781405153041
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. A COMPANION TO ANCIENT EPIC
Citation styles for A Companion to Ancient Epic

APA 6 Citation

Foley, J. M. (2008). A Companion to Ancient Epic (1st ed.). Wiley. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2749431/a-companion-to-ancient-epic-pdf (Original work published 2008)

Chicago Citation

Foley, John Miles. (2008) 2008. A Companion to Ancient Epic. 1st ed. Wiley. https://www.perlego.com/book/2749431/a-companion-to-ancient-epic-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Foley, J. M. (2008) A Companion to Ancient Epic. 1st edn. Wiley. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2749431/a-companion-to-ancient-epic-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Foley, John Miles. A Companion to Ancient Epic. 1st ed. Wiley, 2008. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.