02798nam 2200721 450 99644154540331620230107140148.01-4443-0855-61-118-29345-21-282-11644-497866121164451-4443-0854-8(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)99267000000013711820230107d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAncient epic /Katherine Callen KingMalden, Massachusetts :John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,[2009]©20091 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 criticismHeroes in literatureEpic poetryHistory and criticism.Poetry, AncientHistory and criticism.Heroes in literature.809.132King Katherine Callen503561MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996441545403316Ancient epic1756270UNISA