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<br> <i>A Companion to Ancient Epic</i> 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. <br> <p><br> <br> • A <i>Companion</i> to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions<br> <br> • Considers the interrelation between these different traditions<br> <br> • Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic<br> <br> • Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre<br> <br> • Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition<br> <br> • The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field<br> <br> • Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events</p>

Author

John Miles Foley

Publisher

WILEY-BLACKWELL A John Wiley and Sons,Ltd.,Publication

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405105248

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities