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UNINA9910830302003321 |
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Autore |
King Katherine Callen |
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Titolo |
Ancient epic / / Katherine Callen King |
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Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2009] |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4443-0855-6 |
1-118-29345-2 |
1-282-11644-4 |
9786612116445 |
1-4443-0854-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Epic poetry - History and criticism |
Poetry, Ancient - History and criticism |
Heroes in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The epic of Gilgamesh -- The context of Homeric epic -- The Iliad -- The Odyssey -- The Argonautika of Apollonios of Rhodes -- The context of Roman epic -- The Aeneid of Virgil -- The Metamorphoses of Ovid. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ancient Epic offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to six of the greatest ancient epics - Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Apollonius of Rhodes' Agonautica.Provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epicOffers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical contextIncludes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts |
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