|
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Malcolm Davies
|
The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield |
by Thucydides
|
by Trevor Bryce
|
Trojan Epic: Posthomerica (Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity) by Quintus of Smyrna |
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
"A lively and venturesome study of the relationship between the Homeric epics and the largely lost Cyclic poems... A very interesting and accessible book." -- S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review
"This is a bracingly skeptical treatment of some important issues... A fresh, engaging exercise in heterodox scholarship." -- Greece and Rome
"[Jonathan Burgess] has firmly established the case that the Cyclic epics should be regarded as more authoritative representatives of Greek tradition about the Trojan War than the poems of Homer... Essential reading for everyone seriously interested in Homer and Greek epic tradition." -- Margalit Finkelberg, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"The Iliad and the Odyssey continue to be translated anew, and noticed when they are. Less widely noticed [is] other poetry about the Trojan War... The range and argument of the book make it valuable to any with an interest in what we call Homeric, and indeed, in ancient traditions generally." -- Virginia Quarterly Review
"Both the author's remarkable knowledge of previous scholarship on the topic and his eminently moderate and well-balanced approach make this volume a most valuable resource for approaching this complex field, and it immediately becomes indispensable for the study of Homeric and early non-Homeric epic." -- Mark W. Edwards, Phoenix
"Anyone who has a serious interest in Homer and the Greek epic tradition should find this a valuable and thought-provoking book." -- Mike Chappell, Journal of Classics Teaching
Product Description
Although the Iliad and Odyssey narrate only relatively small portions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, for centuries these works have overshadowed other, more comprehensive narratives of the conflict, particularly the poems known as the Epic Cycle. In The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle, Jonathan Burgess challenges Homer's authority on the war's history and the legends surrounding it, placing the Iliad and Odyssey in the larger, often overlooked context of the entire body of Greek epic poetry of the Archaic Age. He traces the development and transmission of the Cyclic poems in ancient Greek culture, comparing them to later Homeric poems and finding that they were far more influential than has previously been thought.
See all Product Description
Our earliest literary evidence for the tradition of the Trojan War as a whole is the Epic Cycle. Read the first page
Concordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
69% buy the item featured on this page: The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the "Epic Cycle"£13.05 |
 |
31% buy The Greek Epic Cycle (Bristol Classical Paperbacks)£11.99 |
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
- Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Studies > Classical, Early & Medieval
- Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements > Medieval
- Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Poetry & Poets
- Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Poetry > Genres > Epics
- Books > Study Books > Undergraduate & Postgraduate > Arts & Humanities > Classics & Ancient History > Ancient Greek
- Books > Study Books > Undergraduate & Postgraduate > Arts & Humanities > Literature & Drama > Drama > Criticism
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
A Companion to Ancient Epic
"For those who are interested in Greek and Roman epic, the book is a...
Read more
|
More From Jonathan S. Burgess
The Death and Afterlife of Achilles Achilles' death -- by an arrow shot through the vulnerable heel of the...
Read more
|
Up to 50% off Dental Care |
Treat Someone
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). |
|||||||
| |||||
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
Amazon Home | |
| International Sites: United States | Germany | France | Japan | Canada | China | |
| Business Programs: Sell on Amazon | Fulfilment by Amazon | Join Associates | Join Advantage | |
| Customer Service | Help | View Basket | Your Account | |
| About Amazon.co.uk | Careers at Amazon | |
| Conditions of Use & Sale | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates |