{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-epic-paperback-softback-9781405188388","title":"A Companion to Ancient Epic (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405188388","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Miles Foley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405188388, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e704 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.7 x 17.3 x 3.9 cm, 1.198 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"For those who are interested in Greek and Roman epic, the book is a treasure-house of splendid variety.... The editor and the publisher both deserve praise for a very fine volume.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Asiatic Society\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"Blackwell's \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/i\u003e does just what the title suggests: it accompanies readers on journeys of exploration in this huge (in every sense) field. Just as importantly, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will show new readers why they might want to immerse themselves in these poems.... The many highlights in this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrate the value of asking scholars to write for non-specialists. That endeavor provides a stimulus for new levels of focus and clarity; even ideas and materials that may be familiar become fresh again when they are presented in such succinct distillations.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the interrelation between these different traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Modern Reference Works xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap: The ancient epic territories xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Issues and Perspectives 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Epic as Genre 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard P. Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Indo-European Context 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua T. Katz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epic and Myth 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLowell Edmunds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Performance 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinna Skafte Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Epic and History 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Epic Hero 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Nagy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Louden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Women in Ancient Epic 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelene P. Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Archaeological Contexts 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Sherratt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Physical Media: Tablet, Scroll, Codex 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael W. Haslam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ancient Reception 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Lamberton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Translating Ancient Epic 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Hamilton Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Analogues: Modern Oral Epics 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Near Eastern Epic 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack M. Sasson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mesopotamian Epic 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott B. Noegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Epic in Ugaritic Literature 246\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. Wyatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Hittite and Hurrian Epic 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Beckman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Persian\/Iranian Epic 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlga M. Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Challenge of Israelite Epic 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Niditch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Ancient Greek Epic 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Near Eastern Connections 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalter Burkert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Homer’s Iliad 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark W. Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Homer’s Odyssey 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura M. Slatkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Hesiod 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Epic Cycle and Fragments 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan S. Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Apollonius of Rhodes 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. P. Nelis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Quintus of Smyrna 364\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Nonnus 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Shorrock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World 386\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Garner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Homer’s Post-classical Legacy 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCasey Dué\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Roman Epic 415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Farrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Early Republican Epic 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSander M. Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Lucretius 440\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonica R. Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Virgil’s Aeneid 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael C. J. Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Ovid 476\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarole E. Newlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Lucan 492\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShadi Bartsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Valerius Flaccus 503\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Zissos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Statius 514\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Dominik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Silius Italicus 528\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRaymond D. Marks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Claudian 538\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael H. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity 550\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis E. Trout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World 562\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. 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