| Author: | Katherine Callen King | ISBN: | 9781118293454 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | February 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katherine Callen King |
| ISBN: | 9781118293454 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | February 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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 epic
- Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context
- Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts
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 epic
- Offers interpretive analyses of poems within a comprehensive historical context
- Includes a detailed timeline, suggestions for further readings, and an appendix of the Olympian gods and their Akkadian counterparts
