{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-ancient-greek-epic-hardback-9781316514696","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Epic (Hardback) 9781316514696","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Epic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew account of the oldest and foundational genre of ancient Greek literature which reveals its continued impact and relevance today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmma Greensmith (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316514696, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e570 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.6 cm, 0.95 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'The collection is commendable overall for its variety of approaches, alternating between useful general overviews and more precise, often stimulating, studies. The synoptic historical panorama on page 468, the copious bibliography (55 pages!) supplemented by selective bibliographical references at the end of each chapter, as well as the two indexes (cited passages and key concepts) make this work an essential research tool for all specialists in ancient epic poetry.' François Ripoll, Exemplaria Classica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAncient Greek literature begins with the epic verses of Homer. Epic then continued as a fundamental literary form throughout antiquity and the influence of the poems produced extends beyond antiquity and down to the present. This Companion presents a fresh and boundary-breaking account of the ancient Greek epic tradition. It includes wide-ranging close readings of epics from Homer to Nonnus, traces their dialogues with other modes such as ancient Mesopotamian poetry, Greek lyric and didactic writing, and explores their afterlives in Byzantium, early Christianity, modern fiction and cinema, and the identity politics of Greece and Turkey. Plot summaries are provided for those unfamiliar with individual poems. Drawing on cutting-edge new research in a number of fields, such as racecraft, geopolitics and the theory of emotions, the volume demonstrates the sustained and often surprising power of this renowned ancient genre, and sheds new light on its continued impact and relevance today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: (pushing) the limits of epic Emma Greensmith\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Epic Engagements: 1. Greek and near eastern epic: context and comparison Bernardo Ballesteros\u003cbr\u003e 2. Epic and lyric Henry Spelman\u003cbr\u003e 3. Didactic (and) epic Emily Kneebone\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Epic Space: 4. Space and story: the Iliad and odyssey Christos Tsagalis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Do not talk death to me: the epic underworld Karolina Sekita\u003cbr\u003e 6. Epic dislocation: nostalgia and return Alexander C. Loney\u003cbr\u003e 7. Shrunken epic: the poetics of epyllion Berenice Verhelst\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Epic Time: 8. A brief history of epic time Simon Goldhill\u003cbr\u003e 9. Time and again: Apollonius' Argonautica Tom Phillips\u003cbr\u003e 10. Trojan temporality in imperial Greek epic Emma Greensmith\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Epic People: 11. The language of epic sacrifice Renaud Gagné\u003cbr\u003e 12. Epic racecraft and the race of heroes Jackie Murray\u003cbr\u003e 13. Women in homer and beyond Emily Hauser\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Epic Feelings: 14. Before, beneath, beyond emotions: reading affects in epic Pauline LeVen\u003cbr\u003e 15. Humour in Greek epic Matt Hosty\u003cbr\u003e 16. Love, desire and erotics Steven D. Smith\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Epic Without End: 17. Ancient readers of Greek epic Richard Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 18. Greek epic in a Christian empire: grit in the eye Tim Whitmarsh\u003cbr\u003e 19. The fates of epic in Byzantium: homer for a new era Markéta Kulhánková\u003cbr\u003e 20. Homeric epic and nation building in modern Greece and Turkey Johanna Hanink\u003cbr\u003e 21. Ancient Greek epic and the cinema: transformations and archetypes Martin M. Winkler\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: a continuous song: reflections on Greek epic in the modern Greek lands Panayiotis Christoforou\u003cbr\u003e Chapter abstracts\u003cbr\u003e Timeline of ancient Greek epic\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index locorum\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52431041397016,"sku":"9781316514696","price":91.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781316514696i.jpg?v=1784769323","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-ancient-greek-epic-hardback-9781316514696","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}