The Trojan epic : Posthomerica / Quintus of Smyrna ; translated and edited by Alan James.

By:

Quintus, Smyrnaeus, active 4th century

Contributor(s):

James, Alan (Alan W.)

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Johns Hopkins new translations from antiquityPublication details: Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780801892370
0801892376
9781435691988
1435691989
9780801879654
0801879655
080188635X
9780801886355

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Trojan epic.DDC classification:

883.01 22

LOC classification:

PA4407.Q5 E5 2007eb

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Contents:

Preface; Introduction; 1 Penthesileia; 2 Memnon; 3 The Death of Achilles; 4 The Funeral Games of Achilles; 5 The Contest for the Armor of Achilles; 6 The Arrival of Eurypylos; 7 The Arrival of Neoptolemos; 8 The Death of Eurypylos; 9 The Arrival of Philoktetes; 10 The Death of Paris; 11 The Defense of Troy; 12 The Wooden Horse; 13 The Sack of Troy; 14 The Departure of the Greeks; Critical Summary; Commentary; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z.

Summary: 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 & mdash;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.

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Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

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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 & mdash;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.

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