Quintus Smyrnaeus

Author : Arthur Sanders Way,Arthur Sanders Quintus
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020364866

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The Fall of Troy by Arthur Sanders Way,Arthur Sanders Quintus Pdf

This epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War, from the initial Greek siege of Troy to the final fall of the city. It explores the motivations and actions of the key players on both sides of the conflict, and provides a vivid and compelling portrayal of one of the defining moments in Western history. The poem is highly regarded as a masterpiece of classical literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Calum A. Maciver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004230217

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Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica by Calum A. Maciver Pdf

Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.), the 14 book Greek epic on the Trojan War, is a text which has traditionally been overlooked in the main canon of Classical authors, and in fact until only recently has been largely ignored as a literary work. This book, the first monograph in English on the poem since 1904, examines the Posthomerica’s close relationship with the Homeric epics, with a focus on the originality and Late Antique interpretative bias of Quintus in his readings and emulation of Homer. The study deals specifically with three separate aspects of poetics, and their Homeric intertextuality: ecphrasis, gnomai, and similes, and their role within the poem’s narrative strategies, themes, and aims.

Author : Manuel Baumbach,Silvio Bär,Nicola Dümmler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 3110195771

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Quintus Smyrnaeus by Manuel Baumbach,Silvio Bär,Nicola Dümmler Pdf

Millennium transcends boundaries - between epochs and regions, and between disciplines. Like the Millennium-Jahrbuch, the journal Millennium-Studien pursues an international, interdisciplinary approach that cuts across historical eras. Composed of scholars from various disciplines, the editorial and advisory boards welcome submissions from a range of fields, including history, literary studies, art history, theology, and philosophy. Millennium-Studien also accepts manuscripts on Latin, Greek, and Oriental cultures. In addition to offering a forum for monographs and edited collections on diverse topics, Millennium-Studien publishes commentaries and editions. The journal primary accepts publications in German and English, but also considers submissions in French, Italian, and Spanish. If you want to submit a manuscript please send it to the editor from the most relevant discipline: Wolfram Brandes, Frankfurt (Byzantine Studies and Early Middle Ages): [email protected] Peter von M llendorff, Gie en (Greek language and literature): [email protected] Dennis Pausch, Dresden (Latin language and literature): [email protected] Rene Pfeilschifter, W rzburg (Ancient History): [email protected] Karla Pollmann, Bristol (Early Christianity and Patristics): [email protected] All manuscript submissions will be reviewed by the editor and one outside specialist (single-blind peer review).

Author : Quintus of Smyrna
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801892370

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The Trojan Epic by Quintus of Smyrna Pdf

Composed in the third century A.D., the Trojan Epic is the earliest surviving literary evidence for many of the traditions of the Trojan War passed down from ancient Greece. Also known as the Posthomerica, or "sequel to Homer," the Trojan Epic chronicles the course of the war after the burial of Troy's greatest hero, Hektor. Quintus, believed to have been an educated Greek living in Roman Asia Minor, included some of the war's most legendary events: the death of Achilles, the Trojan Horse, and the destruction of Troy. But because Quintus deliberately imitated Homer's language and style, his work has been dismissed by many scholars as pastiche. A vivid and entertaining story in its own right, the Trojan Epic is also particularly significant for what it reveals about its sources—the much older, now lost Greek epics about the Trojan War known collectively as the Epic Cycle. Written in the Homeric era, these poems recounted events not included in the Iliad or the Odyssey. As Alan James makes clear in this vibrant and faithful new translation, Quintus's work deserves attention for its literary-historical importance and its narrative power. James's line-by-line verse translation in English reveals the original as an exciting and eloquent tale of gods and heroes, bravery and cunning, hubris and brutality. James includes a substantial introduction which places the work in its literary and historical context, a detailed and annotated book-by-book summary of the epic, a commentary dealing mainly with sources, and an explanatory index of proper names. Brilliantly revitalized by James, the Trojan Epic will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in Greek mythology and the legend of Troy.

Author : Manuel Baumbach,Silvio Bär
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110942507

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Quintus Smyrnaeus: Transforming Homer in Second Sophistic Epic by Manuel Baumbach,Silvio Bär Pdf

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 of Achilles, Ajax, Paris and the Amazon Penthesileia, the intervention of Neoptolemos and the story from the Trojan horse to the destruction of the city. The volume presented here summarizes the results of the first international conference on Quintus Smyrnaeus.

Author : Emma Greensmith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108830331

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The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic by Emma Greensmith Pdf

Provides the first literary and cultural-historical analysis of the most important third-century Greek epic, Quintus' Posthomerica.

Author : Robert Louis Fowler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521012465

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The Cambridge Companion to Homer by Robert Louis Fowler Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and Homer in the history of ideas round out the collection.

Author : Quintas of Quintas of Smryna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1968-03-15
Category : Troy
ISBN : 0806148160

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The War at Troy by Quintas of Quintas of Smryna Pdf

Quintus' epic, written probably in the third century after Christ, is the only extant literary work from antiquity that gives a connected account of the events of the Trojan War. It tells what happened to Achilles and to Troy, and of the fatal enterprises of the Queen of the Amazons and the King of Ethiopia, the funeral games held in honor of Achilles, the victory of Odysseus in his contest with Aias, the death of Paris, the strategy of the wooden horse, and the capture and sack of Troy.

Author : Campbell
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004327900

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A Commentary on Quintus Smyrnaeus Posthomerica XII by Campbell Pdf

Author : Renker, Stephan
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783863097394

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A Commentary on Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica 13 by Renker, Stephan Pdf

The Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna, a Greek epic in fourteen books from the 3rd century AD, recounts the story of the Trojan War by covering the events between Hector?s burial and the departure of the Greeks after the destruction of the city. In book 13, we read about the sack of Troy, including famous episodes such as the death of Priam and Astyanax, the enslavement of Andromache, the escape of Aeneas, and the rape of Cassandra.0Stephan Renker offers the first full-scale commentary on Posthomerica 13. He introduces each episode with a discussion of the relevant literary tradition and Quintus' potential models. The following line-by-line commentary yields insights into aspects of language, literary technique, realia, and the main issues of interpretation. Thus, the reader is provided with an important tool for further investigations into this fascinating, yet understudied piece of Imperial Greek poetry.

Author : Quintus (Smyrnaeus),Alexander Dyce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1821
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015066965107

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Select Translations from the Greek of Quintus Smyrnaeus by Quintus (Smyrnaeus),Alexander Dyce Pdf

Author : Calum A. Maciver
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004230200

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Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica by Calum A. Maciver Pdf

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.

Author : Robert C Simms
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004360921

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Brill's Companion to Prequels, Sequels, and Retellings of Classical Epic by Robert C Simms Pdf

Brill’s Companion to Prequels, Sequels, and Retellings of Classical Epic explores the long tradition of continuing Greek and Roman epics from Homer and the epic cycle to the contemporary novels of Ursula K. Le Guin and Margaret Atwood.

Author : Alan (Alan W.) James
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004115943

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A Commentary on Quintus of Smyrna Posthomerica V by Alan (Alan W.) James Pdf

The Posthomerica of Quintus of Smyrna is the only surviving Greek epic that gives a full narrative of the Trojan War between the Iliad and the Odyssey. Book V covers the contest between Ajax and Odysseus over the armour of Achilles, leading to Ajax' madness, suicide and funeral. The work's major areas of interest are: influence of the Homeric epics, Quintus' use of later sources, the Trojan War in Greek and Latin literature, and Greek cultural history under the Roman Empire.

Author : Pat Barker
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385546706

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The Women of Troy by Pat Barker Pdf

A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it—an extraordinary follow up to The Silence of the Girls from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy and “one of contemporary literature’s most thoughtful and compelling writers" (The Washington Post). Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war—including the women of Troy themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean. It does not come, because the gods are offended. The body of King Priam lies unburied and desecrated, and so the victors remain in suspension, camped in the shadows of the city they destroyed as the coalition that held them together begins to unravel. Old feuds resurface and new suspicions and rivalries begin to fester. Largely unnoticed by her captors, the one time Trojan queen Briseis, formerly Achilles's slave, now belonging to his companion Alcimus, quietly takes in these developments. She forges alliances when she can, with Priam's aged wife the defiant Hecuba and with the disgraced soothsayer Calchas, all the while shrewdly seeking her path to revenge.