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Epic Interactions

M. J. Clarke, B. G. F. Currie, R. O. A. M. Lyne
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      This collection of essays, written by former pupils of his, celebrates the career of Jasper Griffin, one of the foremost modern scholars of classical epic. The volume surveys the epic tradition from the eighth century BC to the nineteenth century of our era. Individual chapters focus on: Homer and the oral epic tradition; Homer in his religious context; Herodotus and Homer; Hellenistic epic; Virgil in his literary context; Virgil in his political-cultural context;the Augustan poets and the Aeneid; Statius' Thebaid; Old English and Old Irish epic; Renaissance epic: Tasso and Milton; and the Victorians. The aim of the book is to situate writers of epic in their literary and cultural contexts - the essence of the term 'interaction' in the title. The chapterssingly offer insights into some of the foundational poems of the European epic tradition and together take a bold, holistic look at that tradition.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: M. J. Clarke, B. G. F. Currie, R. O. A. M. Lyne EAN: 9780199276301 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 750 g HEIGHT: 222 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-09-28 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 145 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      BCE period – Protohistory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      M. J. Clarke is Lecturer in Classics, The National University of Ireland, Maynooth.B. G. F. Currie is Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, Oriel College, and Lecturer, Oxford University.The late R. O. A. M. Lyne was formerly Professor of Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College, Oxford.
      This collection of essays, written by former pupils of his, celebrates the career of Jasper Griffin, one of the foremost modern scholars of classical epic. The volume surveys the epic tradition from the eighth century BC to the nineteenth century of our era. Individual chapters focus on: Homer and the oral epic tradition; Homer in his religious context; Herodotus and Homer; Hellenistic epic; Virgil in his literary context; Virgil in his political-cultural context;the Augustan poets and the Aeneid; Statius' Thebaid; Old English and Old Irish epic; Renaissance epic: Tasso and Milton; and the Victorians. The aim of the book is to situate writers of epic in their literary and cultural contexts - the essence of the term 'interaction' in the title. The chapterssingly offer insights into some of the foundational poems of the European epic tradition and together take a bold, holistic look at that tradition.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: M. J. Clarke, B. G. F. Currie, R. O. A. M. Lyne EAN: 9780199276301 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 750 g HEIGHT: 222 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-09-28 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 145 cm SPINE:

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      BCE period – Protohistory, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      M. J. Clarke is Lecturer in Classics, The National University of Ireland, Maynooth.B. G. F. Currie is Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, Oriel College, and Lecturer, Oxford University.The late R. O. A. M. Lyne was formerly Professor of Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford, and a Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College, Oxford.

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