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Ancient Epic (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World) by Katherine Callen King is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ancient Epic (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World) about?
This work 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. It provides an accessible introduction to the ancient epic, offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context, and includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts.
Who reads Ancient Epic (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Katherine Callen King
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781405159487
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- Ancient Epic,King, Katherine Callen,Wiley-Blackwell [Imprint];John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated;John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited (2012)
- Ancient Epic (2012)
- Ancient Epic (Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World) (2012)
- Ancient Epic,King, Katherine Callen,Wiley-Blackwell [Imprint];John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated;John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited (2009)
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