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A Companion to Ancient Epic

John Miles Foley (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8838-8
Paperback
704 pages
October 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions
  • Considers the interrelations between these different traditions
  • Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of ancient epic
  • Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the epic genre
  • Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition
  • The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field
  • Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events

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