ISBN: 9781405153041
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This Book with title A Companion to Ancient Epic released by John Wiley & Sons in the year 2008-04-15 is very recomended to you if you want book with category Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General, . This Book with title authored by John Miles Foley, with page count 696 Pages. You can read description of the book at the bottom
A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives.
- A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
- Considers the interrelation between these different traditions
- Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic
- Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre
- Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition
- The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field
- Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events
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Tags: Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General,