The Trojan Epic Posthomerica

 
The Trojan Epic Posthomerica
Quintus of Smyrna, "The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica "
English | ISBN: 080188635X | 2007 | 408 pages | PDF | 980 KB
Composed in the third century A.D., the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed down from ancient Greece. Also known as the Posthomerica, or "sequel to Homer," the Trojan Epic chronicles the course of the war after the burial of Troy's greatest hero, Hektor.


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Quintus of Smyrna's 'Posthomerica' Writing Homer Under Rome

 
Quintus of Smyrna's 'Posthomerica' Writing Homer Under Rome
Silvio Bär, "Quintus of Smyrna's 'Posthomerica': Writing Homer Under Rome"
English | ISBN: 1474493580 | 2022 | 448 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This collection offers a new collaborative reading of Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica: one of the most important Greek epics written at the height of the Roman Empire. Building on the surge of interest in imperial Greek poetry seen in the past decades, this book applies new approaches - literary, theoretical and historical - to ask new questions about this mysterious, challenging poet and to re-evaluate his role in the cultural history of his time.


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