The tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the epic cycle
By: Jonathan S. Burgess
Edition: Johns Hopkins Pbks. ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780801878909
Subjects: Greek Epic poetry; Literature and history; Knowledge; History and criticism; Influence; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Trojan War; Cycles (Literature); Lost literature; In literature; Literature and the war
Description: Burgess challenges Homer's authority on the history and legends of the Trojan War, placing the Iliad and Odyssey in the larger, often overlooked context of the entire body of the Greek epic poetry of the Archaic Age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-277) and index.