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  1. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  BRILL, Leiden

    Front Matter /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Introduction /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Signs of the Times: Being Homer Later /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Ecphrasis and the Emblems of the Past /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Speaking Morality through Gnomai /Calum... more

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    Front Matter /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Introduction /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Signs of the Times: Being Homer Later /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Ecphrasis and the Emblems of the Past /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Speaking Morality through Gnomai /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Posthomeric Similes, Homeric Likenesses /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Afterword /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Bibliography /Calum Alasdair Maciver -- Indexes /Calum Alasdair Maciver. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.), the 14 book Greek epic on the Trojan War, is a text which has traditionally been overlooked in the main canon of Classical authors, and in fact until only recently has been largely ignored as a literary work. This book, the first monograph in English on the poem since 1904, examines the Posthomerica’s close relationship with the Homeric epics, with a focus on the originality and Late Antique interpretative bias of Quintus in his readings and emulation of Homer. The study deals specifically with three separate aspects of poetics, and their Homeric intertextuality: ecphrasis, gnomai, and similes, and their role within the poem’s narrative strategies, themes, and aims

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
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    ISBN: 9789004230217
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    Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; v.343
    Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / General
    Other subjects: Quintus Smyrnaeus (4th cent): Posthomerica; Homer
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (232 pages)
  2. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden [u.a.] ; [ProQuest], [Ann Arbor, Michigan]

    Universität Frankfurt, Elektronische Ressourcen
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    ISBN: 9789004230217
    RVK Categories: FH 72353
    Series: Mnemosyne : supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, ; v. 343
    Other subjects: Quintus Smyrnaeus (4. Jh.): Posthomerica
    Scope: viii, 224 p.
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes

  3. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9789004230217
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    Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava ; 343
    Subjects: Quintus;
    Other subjects: Quintus Smyrnaeus (4th cent): Posthomerica; Homer; Quintus Smyrnaeus (ca. 4. Jh.): Posthomerica
    Scope: viii, 224 p
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes

    Signs of the times: being Homer later -- Reading Quintus reading Homer -- A late antique aesthetic? -- (M)use-less singing: Quintus' art? -- Ecphrasis and the emblems of the past -- Reading directions in ecphrasis -- (Re-)reading the shield of Achilles -- Unfolding ecphrasis: the mountain of arete -- Speaking morality through gnomai -- Homeric voices? narrators and narratees -- Fate, gods, and the sayings of Nestor -- Posthomeric similes, Homeric likenesses -- Penthesileia: a new dawn -- Helen received, Helen judged -- Like father like son: comparing Neoptolemus

  4. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  BRILL, Leiden

    This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late... more

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    This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences

     

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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9789004230217; 9004230211
    Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; v.343
    Mnemosyne. Supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature ; volume 343
    Subjects: Epic poetry, Greek; Literature; Quintus, Smyrnaeus, 4th cent; LITERARY CRITICISM ; General; Art appreciation; Languages & Literatures; Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures
    Other subjects: Quintus active 4th century; Homer; Quintus Smyrnaeus (active 4th century): Posthomerica; Homer; Homer
    Scope: Online Ressource (232 p.)
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  5. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  BRILL, Leiden ; Brill

    Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.), the 14 book Greek epic on the Trojan War, is a text which has traditionally been overlooked in the main canon of Classical authors, and in fact until only recently has been largely ignored as a... more

    Universität Mainz, Zentralbibliothek
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    Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.), the 14 book Greek epic on the Trojan War, is a text which has traditionally been overlooked in the main canon of Classical authors, and in fact until only recently has been largely ignored as a literary work. This book, the first monograph in English on the poem since 1904, examines the Posthomerica's close relationship with the Homeric epics, with a focus on the originality and Late Antique interpretative bias of Quintus in his readings and emulation of Homer. The study deals specifically with three separate aspects of poetics, and their Homeric intertextuality: ecphrasis, gnomai, and similes, and their role within the poem's narrative strategies, themes, and aims.

     

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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9789004230217
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    RVK Categories: FH 72353
    Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements ; v.343
    Other subjects: Quintus Smyrnaeus (4. Jh.): Posthomerica
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (232 pages)
  6. Quintus Smyrnaeus' "Posthomerica"
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden ; Boston

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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
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    Media type: Dissertation
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004230217
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    Series: Array ; Volume 343
    Subjects: Quintus;
    Other subjects: Quintus / Smyrnaeus / 4th cent / Posthomerica; Homer / Appreciation; Quintus Smyrnaeus (ca. 4. Jh.): Posthomerica
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 224 Seiten)
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes

    Dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 2008

    Signs of the times: being Homer later -- Reading Quintus reading Homer -- A late antique aesthetic? -- (M)use-less singing: Quintus' art? -- Ecphrasis and the emblems of the past -- Reading directions in ecphrasis -- (Re-)reading the shield of Achilles -- Unfolding ecphrasis: the mountain of arete -- Speaking morality through gnomai -- Homeric voices? narrators and narratees -- Fate, gods, and the sayings of Nestor -- Posthomeric similes, Homeric likenesses -- Penthesileia: a new dawn -- Helen received, Helen judged -- Like father like son: comparing Neoptolemus

  7. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  BRILL, Leiden

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9004230211; 9789004230217
    Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava ; v.343
    Subjects: Art appreciation; Epic poetry, Greek / History and criticism; LITERARY CRITICISM / General; Literatur; Literature; Posthomerica (Quintus, Smyrnaeus); Quintus, Smyrnaeus, 4th cent
    Other subjects: Homer; Quintus Smyrnaeus (active 4th century): Posthomerica; Homer; Quintus Smyrnaeus (ca. 4. Jh.): Posthomerica
    Scope: 1 online resource (232 pages)
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    Preface; Introduction; Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica; Chapter One. Signs of the Times: Being Homer Later; i. Reading Quintus Reading Homer; ii. A Late Antique Aesthetic?; iii. (M)use-less Singing: Quintus' Art?; Chapter Two. Ecphrasis and the Emblems of the Past; i. Reading Directions in Ecphrasis; ii. (Re- )reading the Shield of Achilles; iii. Unfolding Ecphrasis: The Mountain of Arete; Chapter Three. Speaking Morality through Gnomai; i. Homeric Voices? Narrators and Narratees; ii. Fate, Gods, and the Sayings of Nestor; Chapter Four. Posthomeric Similes, Homeric Likenesses

    I. Penthesileia: A New Dawnii. Helen Received, Helen Judged; iii. Like Father like Son: Comparing Neoptolemus; Afterword; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum

    This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences

  8. Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
    engaging Homer in late antiquity
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Brill, Leiden

    Includes bibliographical references and indexes This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction... more

    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes This book, the first monograph in English on Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica in over a century, offers a comprehensive study of the poem's poetics and narrative, with a specific focus on the interaction between its Homeric intertextuality and Late Antique influences

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9789004230200; 9789004230217
    Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava ; 343
    Scope: viii, 224 p
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    Contents; Preface; Introduction; Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica; Chapter One. Signs of the Times: Being Homer Later; i. Reading Quintus Reading Homer; ii. A Late Antique Aesthetic?; iii. (M)use-less Singing: Quintus' Art?; Chapter Two. Ecphrasis and the Emblems of the Past; i. Reading Directions in Ecphrasis; ii. (Re-)reading the Shield of Achilles; iii. Unfolding Ecphrasis: The Mountain of Arete; Chapter Three. Speaking Morality through Gnomai; i. Homeric Voices? Narrators and Narratees; ii. Fate, Gods, and the Sayings of Nestor; Chapter Four. Posthomeric Similes, Homeric Likenesses

    i. Penthesileia: A New Dawnii. Helen Received, Helen Judged; iii. Like Father like Son: Comparing Neoptolemus; Afterword; Bibliography; General Index; Index Locorum;

    being Homer later -- Reading Quintus reading Homer -- A late antique aesthetic? -- (M)use-less singing: Quintus' art? -- Ecphrasis and the emblems of the past -- Reading directions in ecphrasis -- (Re-)reading the shield of Achilles -- Unfolding ecphrasis: the mountain of arete -- Speaking morality through gnomai -- Homeric voices? narrators and narratees -- Fate, gods, and the sayings of Nestor -- Posthomeric similes, Homeric likenesses -- Penthesileia: a new dawn -- Helen received, Helen judged -- Like father like son: comparing Neoptolemus