Ancient epic poetry
Subtitle: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil : with a chapter on the Gilgamesh poems
By: Charles Rowan Beye.
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Wauconda, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780865166073
Subjects: Homer -- Criticism and interpretation.; Virgil.; Apollonius, Rhodius.; Epic poetry, Classical -- History and criticism.; Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature.; Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.; Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature.; Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.; Trojan War -- Literature and the war.; Oral-formulaic analysis.; Rhetoric, Ancient.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Oral poetry; title: The poet's world; title: Poetic technique; title: The Iliad; title: The Odyssey; title: The Argonautica; title: The Aeneid; title: Further reading; title: Gilgamesh.