Foley J.M. A Companion to Ancient Epic

Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005 — 692 p. — ISBN10: 1405105240; ISBN13: 978-1405105248."A Companion to Ancient Epic" presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives. A "Companion" to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions Considers the interrelation between these different traditions Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the 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.Issues and Perspectives.
Epic as Genre.
The Indo-European Context.
Epic and Myth.
Performance.
Epic and History.
The Epic Hero.
The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy.
Women in Ancient Epic.
Archaeological Contexts.
The Physical Media:Tablet, Scroll, Codex.
Ancient Reception.
Translating Ancient Epic.
Analogues: Modern Oral Epics.
Near Eastern Epic.
Comparative Observations on the.
Mesopotamian Epic.
Epic in Ugaritic Literature.
Hittite and Human Epic.
Persian/Iranian Epic.
The Challenge of Israelite Epic.
Ancient Greek Epic.
Near Eastern Connections.
Homer's Iliad.
Homer's Odyssey.
Hesiod.
The Epic Cycle and Fragments.
Apollonius of Rhodes.
Quintus of Smyrna.
Nonnus.
Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World.
Homer's Post-classical Legacy.
Near Eastern Epic Traditions.
Roman Epic.
The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic.
Early Republican Epic.
Lucretius.
Virgil's Aeneid.
Ovid.
Lucan.
Valerius Flaccus.
Statius.
Silius Italicus.
Claudian.
Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity.
Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World.
Virgil's Post-classical Legacy.