Reading Epic : an Introduction to the Ancient Narratives.

Reading Epic : an Introduction to the Ancient Narratives.

This survey offers guidance through the major classical writers of epic to readers new to the subject: it begins with Homer and concludes with an overview of the development of late ancient epic and the interface between epic and the novel.

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Main Author:	Toohey, Peter
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Routledge, 1992.
Subjects:	To 1500 Epic poetry, Classical > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Epic poetry, Classical > History and criticism. History, Ancient, in literature. Literature and history > Greece. Literature and history > Italy > Rome. Mythology, Classical, in literature. Narration (Rhetoric) > History > To 1500. Rhetoric, Ancient. Epic poetry, Classical History, Ancient, in literature Literature and history Mythology, Classical, in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Rhetoric, Ancient Greece Italy > Rome Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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