01836nlm 2200409 450 99635875030331620200916120314.01-4443-0855-61-118-29345-21-282-11644-497866121164451-4443-0854-820160107h2012---- uy 0engy 00 yuzcu|---|||||Ancient epic /Katherine Callen KingWest Sussex, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2012.Testo elettronico (PDF) (EPUB (220 p.)cmBlackwell Introductions to the Classical WorldBase dati testualeIncludes 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 criticismBNCFPoetry, AncientHistory and criticism809.1809.1/32938KingKatherine Callen503561cbaITREICAT996358750303316EBERAncient epic1756270UNISA