The Greek epic cycle

by Davies, Malcolm

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Title Statements

Full title :The Greek epic cycle / Malcolm Davies.

Summary

"In the wake of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, poets of the seventh and sixth centuries BC composed epics which covered other parts of the Trojan War story or different areas of Greek mythology. Quotations from them and other testimonies as to their content survive in later authors and the evidence thus assembled allows us to reconstruct something of the poems' contents. Collectively these poems came to be known by Hellenistic scholars in Alexandria as 'The Epic Cycle'. With their often grotesque and fantastic tales, the cyclic poems were an important source for later writers of epic. Yet they also present a wealth of fascinating mythological details in their own right and provide absorbing variation on the traditional themes presented in Homer. Why are certain themes frequently used, while others are neglected in various poems? Such considerations enhance an overall appreciation of epic theme and outlook. This short study provides an introduction to the Cycle for students and scholars of Greek epic, and of Classical civilisation and mythology more generally. All quotations are translated, making the material accessible to those with little or no Greek."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1989
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bristol Classical Press
Place of Publication:Bristol
Language:eng
Publication Date:1989

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 93 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781472540294, 1472540298, 1853990396, 9781853990397
oclc:ocn944224614
LC Classification:PA3105
Dewey Decimal:883/.0109

Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Epic Cycle -- Notes -- 2. The Titanomachy -- 3. The Oedipodeia -- 4. The Thebais -- 5. The Epigoni -- 6. The Cypria -- 7. The Aethiopis -- 8. The Little Iliad -- 9. The Sack of Troy -- 10. The Returns Home -- 11. The Telegony -- Index of Mythological Names

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Cycles (Literature) Cycles (Littérature) Epic poetry, Greek Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criti… Literature Mythologie grecque dans la littérature Mythology, Greek, in literature Poésie épique grecque -- Histoire et cr… Troie (Ville ancienne) -- Dans la litté… Trojan War -- Literature and the war Troy (Extinct city) -- In literature Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city)