This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences.
La suite d'Homère
by Quintus,, Smyrnaeus, Quintus,, Smyrnaeus
fromCollection des universites de France
Die "Posthomerica" des Quintus Smyrnaeus, eines lange verkannten Epikers der Kaiserzeit, schließen an Homers "llias" an. In der modernen Forschung ist das Werk bis vor kurzem stark vernachlassigt worden. In diesem philologischen und interpretativen Kommentar zu den Versen 1.1-2…
Die "Ereignisse nach Homer", die Quintus Smyrnaeus wohl im 3. Jh. n.Chr. in seinem griechischen Epos Posthomerica beschreibt, sind ein Versuch, die Lücke zwischen Ilias und Odyssee zu schließen und die bis dahin verstreut überlieferten Berichte über den Kampf um Troja erzähleris…
The "Events after Homer", described by Quintus Smyrnaeus in the third century AD in his Greek epic Posthomerica, are an attempt to bridge the gap between the Iliad and the Odyssey, and to combine the various scattered reports of the battle for Troy into a single tale: the fate o…
The "Events after Homer", described by Quintus Smyrnaeus in the third century AD in his Greek epic Posthomerica, are an attempt to bridge the gap between the Iliad and the Odyssey , and to combine the various scattered reports of the battle for Troy into a single tale: the fate …