02928oam 22005534 450 99619922080331620230617021831.00-674-99605-4(CKB)3820000000012068(SSID)ssj0001370900(PQKBManifestationID)12551122(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001370900(PQKBWorkID)11298796(PQKB)10408152(OCoLC)603654951(MaCbHUP)hup0000597(EXLCZ)99382000000001206820141025d2003 my pengurcn#|||||txtccrGreek epic fragmentsFrom the seventh to the fifth centuries BC /edited and translated by Martin L. WestCambridge, MA :Harvard University Press,2014.1 online resourceLoeb Classical Library ; 497Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographIncludes bibliography and index.Heroic epic of the eighth to the fifth century BCE includes poems about Hercules and Theseus, as well as the Theban Cycle and the Trojan Cycle. Genealogical epic of that archaic era includes poems that create prehistories for Corinth and Samos. These works are an important source of mythological record.Greek epics of the archaic period include poems that narrate a particular heroic episode or series of episodes and poems that recount the long-term history of families or peoples. They are an important source of mythological record. Here is a new text and translation of the examples of this poetry that have come down to us. The heroic epic is represented by poems about Heracles and Theseus, and by two great epic cycles: the Theban Cycle, which tells of the failed assault on Thebes by the Seven and the subsequent successful assault by their sons; and the Trojan Cycle, which includes Cypria, Little Iliad, and The Sack of Ilion. Among the genealogical epics are poems in which Eumelus creates a prehistory for Corinth and Asius creates one for Samos. In presenting the extant fragments of these early epic poems, Martin West provides very helpful notes. His Introduction places the epics in historical context.Epic poetry, GreekTranslations into EnglishEpic poetry, GreekLost literatureGreeceEpic poetry, Greek(OCoLC)913902fastLost literature(OCoLC)1002659fastGreecefastEpic poetry, GreekEpic poetry, Greek.Lost literatureEpic poetry, GreekLost literature883/.0108West M. L.(Martin Litchfield),1937-MaCbHUPTLCBOOK996199220803316Greek epic fragments145092UNISA