The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic CycleJHU Press, 30. apr 2003 - 320 pages 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. |
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... Troy ( Extinct city ) 2. Epic poetry , Greek History and criticism . 3. Trojan War - Literature and the war . 4. Troy ( Extinct city ) -In literature . 5. Influence ( Literary , artistic , etc. ) 6. Literature and history - Greece . 7 ...
... Troy . Bronze tripod leg . K. Achilles receives armor from Thetis ( Phthia ) . Amphora fragment . 41 L. Hector and Achilles . Corinthian cup . 67 M. Departure of Patroclus . Corinthian aryballos . 72 N. Battle over Euphorbus . Rhodian ...
... Troy was the historical inspiration for the story remains an open question.3 After the magnificent archaeological discoveries of the past cen- tury it has seemed natural to consider the story of the Trojan War a largely historical saga ...
... Troy , enjoying smooth sailing . He interpreted Iliad 6.289ff . to indicate that Paris stopped at Sidon.64 Yet the summary of the Cypria by Proclus states that after Hera raised a storm against Paris and Helen , they ended up at Sidon ...
... Troy , although Proclus ends the poem after the Trojans drag the wooden horse inside the city.72 In addition , two poems of the Epic Cycle could sometimes differ about the material they shared . For instance , the summary of the Iliou ...
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The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle Jonathan S. Burgess Limited preview - 2004 |
The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle Jonathan S. Burgess Limited preview - 2001 |
The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle Jonathan S. Burgess Limited preview - 2003 |