The Greek epic cycle

The Greek epic cycle

by Davies, Malcolm

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"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' content. Collectively these poems came to be known by Hellenistic scholars in Alexandria as 'the Epic Cycle'." "With their often grotesque …

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  • Full title :The Greek epic cycle / Malcolm Davies.

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"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' content. 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 a useful 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."--Jacket.

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  • Publication Date:2003
  • Edition:2nd ed

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First ed. published under title: The epic cycle, 1989.

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  • Description:viii, 93 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1853990396, 9781853990397
  • oclc:ocn426301185
  • LC Classification:PA3105

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Epic poetry, Greek Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criti… Epischer Kyklos Poésie épique grecque -- Histoire et cr…

Writers

Davies, Malcolm Davies, Malcolm

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