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Summary:

"Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica, the only long mythological epic to survive in Greek from the period between Apollonius' Argonautica (3rd century BC) and Nonnus' Dionysiaca (5th century AD), fills in the whole story of the Trojan expedition between the end of Homer's Iliad and the beginning of the Odyssey, which had been treated only episodically by earlier epic and dramatic poets. Composing sometime between the late second and mid-fourth centuries AD, Quintus boldly adapts Homeric diction and style to suit the literary, moral, religious, rhetorical, and philosophical culture of the high Roman Empire and does not hesitate to diverge from the usual versions of the story in order to craft his own narrative vision."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Posthomerica. Testimonia
• Book I
• Book II
• Book III
• Book IV
• Book V
• Book VI
• Book VII
• Book VIII
• Book IX
• Book X
• Book XI
• Book XII
• Book XIII
• Book XIV.

Author/Creator:

Quintus, Smyrnaeus, active 4th century , author

Contributors:

Hopkinson, Neil, 1957-2021 , editor, translator

Languages:

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Language Notes:

Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English.

Main Work:

Posthomerica [by Quintus, Smyrnaeus]

Included Works:

Posthomerica [by Quintus, Smyrnaeus] (English; (Hopkinson))

Posthomerica [by Quintus, Smyrnaeus] (Greek; (Hopkinson))

Related Series:

Loeb classical library; [volume] 19

Subjects:

Quintus, Smyrnaeus, active 4th century

Trojan War — Poetry — Early works to 1800

Epic poetry, Greek — Translations into English

Trojan War

Epic poetry, Greek

Turkey — Troy (Extinct city)

Genres:

Epic poetry

Poetry

Epic poetry, Greek

Early works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xvi) and index.

Physical Description:

xvi, 745 pages ; 17 cm.

Call Numbers:

PA4407.Q5 E5 2018

ISBNs:

9780674997165
0674997166

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 9780674997165

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2017956658

OCLC Numbers:

1006440164