{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-epic-isbn-9781405105248","title":"A Companion to Ancient Epic","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/i\u003e presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the interrelation between these different traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviated Source Editions and Lexica xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaps xx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Prolegomenon to Ancient Greek Government 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Greek Government in History 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Rise of State Action in the Archaic Age 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan M. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Classical Greek Polis and Its Government 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry Strauss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Dynastic Courts of the Hellenistic Empires 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRolf Strootman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hellenistic Cities: The End of Greek Democracy? 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans-Ulrich Wiemer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Ancient Templates and Typologies 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Archaic and Classical Greek Reflections on Politics and Government: From Description to Conceptualization, Analysis, and Theory 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Plato’s View on Greek Government 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuc Brisson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Aristotle 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter L.P. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Polybios on Government, Interstate Relations, and Imperial Expansion 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraige B. Champion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 One-Man Government: The Greeks and Monarchy 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNino Luraghi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Unlike(ly) Twins? Democracy and Oligarchy in Context 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHartmut Leppin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III To Rule and Be Ruled: Greek Governing Bodies 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Citizenship, the Citizen Body, and its Assemblies 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosine Blok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Officials and Office-Holding 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlex McAuley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Councils in Greek Oligarchies and Democracies 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert W. Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Law Courts 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDomingo Avil´es and David C. Mirhady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Process and Procedure 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Laws and Legislation in Ancient Greece 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Gagarin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Tyche’s Force: Lottery and Chance in Greek Government 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Kosmetatou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Governmental Checks and Balances 252\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Fr¨ohlich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Forms and Forums of Public Speech 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLoren J. Samons II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V Responsibilities and Realms of Action 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Public Administration 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrances Pownall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Greek Government and Education: Re-examining the eph¯ebeia 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynn Kozak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Government and Warfare 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Serrati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Finance and Taxes 332\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVincent Gabrielsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Greek Government and the Organization of Time 349\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Hannah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Religious Management of the polis: Oracles and Political Decision-Making 366\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Bonnechere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI Space and Memory 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Spaces of Government: Civic Architecture and Memory 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles W. Hedrick, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Keeping Record, Making Public: The Epigraphy of Government 400\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdele C. Scafuro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Monumental Representations of Government 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJenifer Neils\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 State Festivals and Celebrations 432\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePauline Schmitt Pantel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII Government Beyond the City-State 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Greek Amphiktyonies: An Experiment in Transregional Governance 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Funke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Polis and koinon: Federal Government in Greece 466\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy McInerney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Governing Interstate Alliances 480\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Figueira and Sean R. Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Interstate Governance: Arbitration and Peacekeeping 497\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSheila L. Ager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Legacy of Greek Government – Something That Has ‘‘Never Occurred Again’’? 512\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUwe Walter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 525\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 581\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \"For those who are interested in Greek and Roman epic, the book is a treasure-house of splendid variety.... The editor and the publisher both deserve praise for a very fine volume.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Asiatic Society\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"Blackwell's \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/i\u003e does just what the title suggests: it accompanies readers on journeys of exploration in this huge (in every sense) field. Just as importantly, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will show new readers why they might want to immerse themselves in these poems.... The many highlights in this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrate the value of asking scholars to write for non-specialists. That endeavor provides a stimulus for new levels of focus and clarity; even ideas and materials that may be familiar become fresh again when they are presented in such succinct distillations.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/b\u003e is the Curators’ and Byler Professor of Classical Studies and English at the University of Missouri. He is the founder and Director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Oral Composition\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eThe Singer of Tales in Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eHomer’s Traditional Art\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eHow to Read an Oral Poem\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).  Epic was the master-genre of the ancient world: it was central to group identity, education, literature, and culture. Yet modern understanding of ancient epic is not static, and scholarship over the last few decades has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre, introducing topics such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epic\u003c\/i\u003e presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic. It offers a multidisciplinary discussion of both long-standing ideas and newer perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA key feature of the volume, designed to make the book as useful as possible, is the index of poems, poets, technical terms, important figures, and other relevant literary and artistic works. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will be required reading for all students of ancient literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601290981,"sku":"NP9781405105248","price":268.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405105248.jpg?v=1761780924","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-epic-isbn-9781405105248","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}