Articles liés à The Gods in Epic: Poets and Critics of the Classical...

The Gods in Epic: Poets and Critics of the Classical Tradition (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Couverture souple

Feeney, D. C.

 
9780198149385: The Gods in Epic: Poets and Critics of the Classical Tradition (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0198149387 ISBN 13 : 9780198149385
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

The role of the gods in the classical world's epic tradition has been the subject of controversy since ancient times, and many modern readers continue to find their presence a source of frustration. Although the problem of the gods in some individual works has been intensely discussed, this is the first study to be devoted to the classical literary tradition as a whole, together with the apparatus of critical scholarship which was part of that tradition. The work of the ancient critics provides some access to the interpretative conventions of the original reading community, while their theories of fiction and genre also shed light on the problems of the truth-value of epic fiction and the kind of belief that poetry generates. Their work is only a preliminary guide, however, and the major portion of this study is devoted to the poets themselves and to the themes particularly associated with them: discussion of fiction is located with Apollonius, allegory with Statius, anthropomorphism with Ovid, and so on. The survey seeks to restore a sense of the power of this unique form of fiction.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The role of the gods in the classical world's epic tradition has been the subject of controversy since ancient times, and many modern readers continue to find their presence a source of frustration. Although the problem of the gods in some individual works has been intensely discussed, this is the first study to be devoted to the classical literary tradition as a whole, together with the apparatus of critical scholarship which was part of that tradition. The work of the ancient critics provides some access to the interpretative conventions of the original reading community, while their theories of fiction and genre also shed light on the problems of the truth-value of epic fiction and the kind of belief that poetry generates. Their work is only a preliminary guide, however, and the major portion of this study is devoted to the poets themselves and to the themes particularly associated with them: discussion of fiction is located with Apollonius, allegory with Statius, anthropomorphism with Ovid, and so on. The survey seeks to restore a sense of the power of this unique form of fiction.

Revue de presse

In future discussions of [The Aeneid], as of Lucan and Statius, this splendid book will likely prove indispensable. (Classical Review)

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198149387
ISBN 13 
9780198149385
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie
ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it

Via Verdi, 8
Assago Milano
20090
Italie

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780198140559: The Gods in Epic: Poets And Critics of the Classical Tradition

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  019814055X ISBN 13 :  9780198140559
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1991
Couverture rigide