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Ancient & Classical Literature
 A Companion to Ancient Epic
ISBN: 978-1-4051-0524-8
Hardcover
696 pages
September 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
US $209.95
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- A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
- Considers the interrelations between these different traditions
- Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of ancient epic
- Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the epic 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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