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Device and composition in the Greek epic cycle

Benjamin Sammons argues that the poems of the so-called 'Epic Cycle' were constructed using the same traditional devices as the Homeric epics. From this insight he sheds new light on the overall form of these lost poems and offers fresh interpretation of the few remaining fragments

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sammons, Benjamin (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2017
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190614843.001.0001
Author Notes:Benjamin Sammons
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:Benjamin Sammons argues that the poems of the so-called 'Epic Cycle' were constructed using the same traditional devices as the Homeric epics. From this insight he sheds new light on the overall form of these lost poems and offers fresh interpretation of the few remaining fragments
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2017
Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9780190614867