Epic was the master-genre of the ancient world: it was central to group identity, education, literature, and culture. Yet modern understanding of ancient epic is not static, and scholarship over the last few decades has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre, introducing topics such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition. 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 multidisciplinary discussion…mehr
Epic was the master-genre of the ancient world: it was central to group identity, education, literature, and culture. Yet modern understanding of ancient epic is not static, and scholarship over the last few decades has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre, introducing topics such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition. 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 multidisciplinary discussion of both long-standing ideas and newer perspectives. A key feature of the volume, designed to make the book as useful as possible, is the index of poems, poets, technical terms, important figures, and other relevant literary and artistic works. The Companion will be required reading for all students of ancient literature.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Miles Foley is the Curators' and Byler Professor of Classical Studies and English at the University of Missouri. He is the founder and Director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition. He is the author of The Theory of Oral Composition (1988), The Singer of Tales in Performance (1995), Homer's Traditional Art (1999), and How to Read an Oral Poem (2002).
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List of Figures ix Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xvi Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works xvii Abbreviations of Modern Reference Works xxiii Map: The ancient epic territories xxv Introduction 1 John Miles Foley Part I Issues and Perspectives 7 1 Epic as Genre 9 Richard P. Martin 2 The Indo-European Context 20 Joshua T. Katz 3 Epic and Myth 31 Lowell Edmunds 4 Performance 45 Minna Skafte Jensen 5 Epic and History 55 Kurt A. Raaflaub 6 The Epic Hero 71 Gregory Nagy 7 The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy 90 Bruce Louden 8 Women in Ancient Epic 105 Helene P. Foley 9 Archaeological Contexts 119 Susan Sherratt 10 The Physical Media: Tablet, Scroll, Codex 142 Michael W. Haslam 11 Ancient Reception 164 Robert Lamberton 12 Translating Ancient Epic 174 Richard Hamilton Armstrong 13 Analogues: Modern Oral Epics 196 John Miles Foley Part II Near Eastern Epic 213 14 Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions 215 Jack M. Sasson 15 Mesopotamian Epic 233 Scott B. Noegel 16 Epic in Ugaritic Literature 246 N. Wyatt 17 Hittite and Hurrian Epic 255 Gary Beckman 18 Persian/Iranian Epic 264 Olga M. Davidson 19 The Challenge of Israelite Epic 277 Susan Niditch Part III Ancient Greek Epic 289 20 Near Eastern Connections 291 Walter Burkert 21 Homer's Iliad 302 Mark W. Edwards 22 Homer's Odyssey 315 Laura M. Slatkin 23 Hesiod 330 Stephanie Nelson 24 The Epic Cycle and Fragments 344 Jonathan S. Burgess 25 Apollonius of Rhodes 353 D. P. Nelis 26 Quintus of Smyrna 364 Alan James 27 Nonnus 374 Robert Shorrock 28 Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World 386 R. Scott Garner 29 Homer's Post-classical Legacy 397 Casey Dué Part IV Roman Epic 415 30 The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic 417 Joseph Farrell 31 Early Republican Epic 429 Sander M. Goldberg 32 Lucretius 440 Monica R. Gale 33 Virgil's Aeneid 452 Michael C. J. Putnam 34 Ovid 476 Carole E. Newlands 35 Lucan 492 Shadi Bartsch 36 Valerius Flaccus 503 Andrew Zissos 37 Statius 514 William J. Dominik 38 Silius Italicus 528 Raymond D. Marks 39 Claudian 538 Michael H. Barnes 40 Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity 550 Dennis E. Trout 41 Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World 562 R. Jenkyns 42 Virgil's Post-classical Legacy 574 Craig Kallendorf Bibliography 589 Index 651
List of Figures ix Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xvi Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works xvii Abbreviations of Modern Reference Works xxiii Map: The ancient epic territories xxv Introduction 1 John Miles Foley Part I Issues and Perspectives 7 1 Epic as Genre 9 Richard P. Martin 2 The Indo-European Context 20 Joshua T. Katz 3 Epic and Myth 31 Lowell Edmunds 4 Performance 45 Minna Skafte Jensen 5 Epic and History 55 Kurt A. Raaflaub 6 The Epic Hero 71 Gregory Nagy 7 The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy 90 Bruce Louden 8 Women in Ancient Epic 105 Helene P. Foley 9 Archaeological Contexts 119 Susan Sherratt 10 The Physical Media: Tablet, Scroll, Codex 142 Michael W. Haslam 11 Ancient Reception 164 Robert Lamberton 12 Translating Ancient Epic 174 Richard Hamilton Armstrong 13 Analogues: Modern Oral Epics 196 John Miles Foley Part II Near Eastern Epic 213 14 Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions 215 Jack M. Sasson 15 Mesopotamian Epic 233 Scott B. Noegel 16 Epic in Ugaritic Literature 246 N. Wyatt 17 Hittite and Hurrian Epic 255 Gary Beckman 18 Persian/Iranian Epic 264 Olga M. Davidson 19 The Challenge of Israelite Epic 277 Susan Niditch Part III Ancient Greek Epic 289 20 Near Eastern Connections 291 Walter Burkert 21 Homer's Iliad 302 Mark W. Edwards 22 Homer's Odyssey 315 Laura M. Slatkin 23 Hesiod 330 Stephanie Nelson 24 The Epic Cycle and Fragments 344 Jonathan S. Burgess 25 Apollonius of Rhodes 353 D. P. Nelis 26 Quintus of Smyrna 364 Alan James 27 Nonnus 374 Robert Shorrock 28 Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World 386 R. Scott Garner 29 Homer's Post-classical Legacy 397 Casey Dué Part IV Roman Epic 415 30 The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic 417 Joseph Farrell 31 Early Republican Epic 429 Sander M. Goldberg 32 Lucretius 440 Monica R. Gale 33 Virgil's Aeneid 452 Michael C. J. Putnam 34 Ovid 476 Carole E. Newlands 35 Lucan 492 Shadi Bartsch 36 Valerius Flaccus 503 Andrew Zissos 37 Statius 514 William J. Dominik 38 Silius Italicus 528 Raymond D. Marks 39 Claudian 538 Michael H. Barnes 40 Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity 550 Dennis E. Trout 41 Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World 562 R. Jenkyns 42 Virgil's Post-classical Legacy 574 Craig Kallendorf Bibliography 589 Index 651
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"For those who are interested in Greek and Roman epic, the book isa treasure-house of splendid variety.... The editor and thepublisher both deserve praise for a very fine volume." (Journalof the Royal Asiatic Society)
"Blackwell's Companion to Ancient Epic does just what thetitle suggests: it accompanies readers on journeys of explorationin this huge (in every sense) field. Just as importantly, theCompanion will show new readers why they might want toimmerse themselves in these poems.... The many highlights in thisCompanion demonstrate the value of asking scholars to writefor non-specialists. That endeavor provides a stimulus for newlevels of focus and clarity; even ideas and materials that may befamiliar become fresh again when they are presented in suchsuccinct distillations." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)
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