Epic and History / Ancient World: Comparative Histories (PDF)
(Sprache: Englisch)
With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique
cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range
of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into
how history is treated in narrative poetry.
* The first...
cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range
of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into
how history is treated in narrative poetry.
* The first...
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With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique
cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range
of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into
how history is treated in narrative poetry.
* The first book to gain new insights into the topic of
'epic and history' through in-depth cross-cultural
comparisons
* Covers epic traditions across the globe and across a wide range
of time periods
* Brings together leading specialists in the field, and is edited
by two internationally regarded scholars
* An important reference for scholars and students interested in
history and literature across a broad range of disciplines
cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range
of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into
how history is treated in narrative poetry.
* The first book to gain new insights into the topic of
'epic and history' through in-depth cross-cultural
comparisons
* Covers epic traditions across the globe and across a wide range
of time periods
* Brings together leading specialists in the field, and is edited
by two internationally regarded scholars
* An important reference for scholars and students interested in
history and literature across a broad range of disciplines
Autoren-Porträt
David Konstan is Professor of Classics at New York University. He is the author of Friendship in the Classical World (1997), Pity Transformed (2001), The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks (2006), A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus (2008), and Before Forgiveness: The Origins of a Moral Idea (2010).Kurt A. Raaflaub is the David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History Emeritus at Brown University. His previous works include War and Peace in the Ancient World (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece (with J. Ober and R. W. Wallace, 2007), Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies (with R. J. A. Talbert, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (with J. Arnason, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), and The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy: A Politico-cultural Transformation and Its Interpretations (with J. Arnason and P. Wagner, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 456 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: David Konstan, Kurt A. Raaflaub
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1444315641
- ISBN-13: 9781444315646
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2009
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