Ancient Epic Poetry

An Introduction to Large-Scale Hexametric Poetry

Jörg Rüpke, Sofia Bianchi Mancini (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

167 Seiten

2024
Nomos (Verlag)
978-3-7560-1676-1 (ISBN)

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Epics are the oldest written long texts in many languages. They claim to recount fundamental events and seek to give validity to their version through formal composition. This volume provides an overview of Greek and Latin epic poetry from Homer to Late Antiquity. But above all it asks: How were they made audible? Who wanted to read or listen to them? And how did this change the texts? The professionalisation of such great works also led to competition, outbidding, but also to parody or condensation of the texts. This book is the first to provide a broad and coherent overview from such a perspective.Jörg Rüpke was Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Potsdam from 1995 to 1999 and Professor of Comparative Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt from 1999 to 2008. Since 2008 he has been Fellow of Religious Studies at the Max Weber Centre in Erfurt.Sofia Bianchi Mancini studied Classics at the University of Wales Trinity St David and completed her doctorate at the University of Erfurt in 2021. Since 2021 she is a postdoctoral researcher, working on 'Divine Property: Late Antiquity and Medieval Solutions' at the Max Weber Centre in Erfurt.

Reihe/Serie	NomosTextbook
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 227 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
Schlagworte	Altertum • Ancient poetry • ancient times • Antike • Antike Dichtung • antike Literatur • Antiquity • Competition • condensation of texts • Epen • Epen-Dichtung • Epic Poetry • epics • Greek poetry • griechische Dichtung • Homer • Late Antiquity • Lateinische Dichtung • Latin Poetry • literarische Soziologie • literary sociology • Mythologie • Mythology • outbidding • Parodie • Parody • Professionalisierung • professionalization • Spätantike • Überbietung • Verdichtung von Texten • Wettbewerb
ISBN-10	3-7560-1676-5 / 3756016765
ISBN-13	978-3-7560-1676-1 / 9783756016761
Zustand	Neuware