Epic interactions - perspectives on Homer, Virgil, and the epic tradition : presented to Jasper Griffin by former pupils

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(Edited by M.J. Clarke, B.G.F. Currie, and R.O.A.M. Lyne.)
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Oxford University Press 2006 Storbritannien, Oxford This collection of essays surveys the epic tradition from the 8th century BC to the 19th century of our era. 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, and more. 978-0-19-170601-1