The Argonautika by Orpheus: Writing Pre-Homeric Poetry in Late Antiquity - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alexandra Maria MadelaSeries:Mnemosyne, Supplements #490Publish date:12/06/24Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004713840ISBN-10:9004713840UPC:9789004713840Book Category:Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.49 x 6.21 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SC1K14BFHX
The Argonautika by Orpheus: Writing Pre-Homeric Poetry in Late Antiquity
Is it possible to be better than Homer? For most literary critics in late antiquity, the answer was an unequivocal no, but the anonymous author of the Argonautika by Orpheus disagreed. This book, the first English monograph on this late antique epic poem, demonstrates that the idea of competing with Homer is central to the Argonautika by Orpheus. Through a series of case-studies on the poem's...
Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements #490
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004713840ISBN-10:9004713840UPC:9789004713840Book Category:Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.49 x 6.21 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SC1K14BFHX
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