| Description |
viii, 224 p. |
| Series |
Mnemosyne : supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; v. 343 |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 343.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Language |
In English, with some Greek and Latin. |
| Subject |
Quintus, Smyrnaeus, 4th cent. Posthomerica.
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Homer -- Appreciation.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004230200 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9789004230217 (electronic bk.) |
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