02750nam 2200721 450 991014117140332120221011183931.01-4443-0855-61-118-29345-21-282-11644-497866121164451-4443-0854-8(CKB)2670000000137118(EBL)428188(OCoLC)630533248(SSID)ssj0000356610(PQKBManifestationID)11286634(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356610(PQKBWorkID)10349665(PQKB)10685410(SSID)ssj0000614140(PQKBManifestationID)12275397(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000614140(PQKBWorkID)10587651(PQKB)10825437(MiAaPQ)EBC428188(MiAaPQ)EBC7076213(Au-PeEL)EBL7076213(PPN)170461009(EXLCZ)99267000000013711820160107h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAncient epic /Katherine Callen KingWest Sussex, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2012.©20121 online resource (220 p.)Blackwell Introductions to the Classical WorldIncludes index.1-4051-5947-2 1-118-25534-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 counterpartsBlackwell introductions to the classical world.Epic poetryHistory and criticismPoetry, AncientHistory and criticismEpic poetryHistory and criticism.Poetry, AncientHistory and criticism.809.1809.1/32938King Katherine Callen503561MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910141171403321Ancient epic1756270UNINA