{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-epic-isbn-9781405188388","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\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Modern Reference Works xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap: The ancient epic territories xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Issues and Perspectives 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Epic as Genre 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard P. Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Indo-European Context 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua T. Katz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epic and Myth 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLowell Edmunds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Performance 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinna Skafte Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Epic and History 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Epic Hero 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Nagy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Louden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Women in Ancient Epic 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelene P. Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Archaeological Contexts 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Sherratt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Physical Media: Tablet, Scroll, Codex 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael W. Haslam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ancient Reception 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Lamberton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Translating Ancient Epic 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Hamilton Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Analogues: Modern Oral Epics 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Near Eastern Epic 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack M. Sasson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mesopotamian Epic 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott B. Noegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Epic in Ugaritic Literature 246\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eN. Wyatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Hittite and Hurrian Epic 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Beckman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Persian\/Iranian Epic 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlga M. Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Challenge of Israelite Epic 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Niditch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Ancient Greek Epic 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Near Eastern Connections 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalter Burkert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Homer’s Iliad 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark W. Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Homer’s Odyssey 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura M. Slatkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Hesiod 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Epic Cycle and Fragments 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan S. Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Apollonius of Rhodes 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. P. Nelis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Quintus of Smyrna 364\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Nonnus 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Shorrock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World 386\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Garner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Homer’s Post-classical Legacy 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCasey Dué\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Roman Epic 415\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic 417\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Farrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Early Republican Epic 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSander M. Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Lucretius 440\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonica R. Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Virgil’s Aeneid 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael C. J. Putnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Ovid 476\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarole E. Newlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Lucan 492\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShadi Bartsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Valerius Flaccus 503\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Zissos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Statius 514\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Dominik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Silius Italicus 528\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRaymond D. Marks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Claudian 538\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael H. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity 550\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis E. Trout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World 562\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Jenkyns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Virgil’s Post-classical Legacy 574\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig Kallendorf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 651\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":47988601323749,"sku":"NP9781405188388","price":70.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405188388.jpg?v=1761780923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-epic-isbn-9781405188388","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}