Companion to Ancient Epic

Informationen zum Autor John Miles Foley 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 The Theory of Oral Composition (1988), The Singer of Tales in Performance (1995), Homer's Traditional Art (1999), and How to Read an Oral Poem (2002). Klappentext 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. A Companion to Ancient Epic 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. A 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 Companion will be required reading for all students of ancient literature. Zusammenfassung A Companion to Ancient Epic 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures. Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works. Abbreviations of Modern Reference Works. Map: The ancient epic territories. Introduction (John Miles Foley). Part I Issues and Perspectives. 1 Epic as Genre (Richard P. Martin). 2 The Indo-European Context (Joshua T. Katz). 3 Epic and Myth (Lowell Edmunds). 4 Performance (Minna Skafte Jensen). 5 Epic and History (Kurt A. Raaflaub). 6 The Epic Hero (Gregory Nagy). 7 The Gods in Epic! or the Divine Economy (Bruce Louden). 8 Women in Ancient Epic (Helene P. Foley). 9 Archaeological Contexts (Susan Sherratt). 10 The Physical Media: Tablet! Scroll! Codex (Michael W. Haslam). 11 Ancient Reception (Robert Lamberton). 12 Translating Ancient Epic (Richard Hamilton Armstrong). 13 Analogues: Modern Oral Epics (John Miles Foley). Part II Near Eastern Epic. 14 Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions (Jack M. Sasson). 15 Mesopotamian Epic (Scott B. Noegel). 16 Epic in Ugaritic Literature (N. Wyatt). 17 Hittite and Hurrian Epic (Gary Beckman). 18 Persian/Iranian Epic (Olga M. Davidson). 19 The Challenge of Israelite Epic (Susan Niditch). Part III Ancient Greek Epic. 20 Near Eastern Connections (Walter Burkert). 21 Homer's Iliad (Mark W. Edwards). 22 Homer's Odyssey (Laura M. Slatkin). 23 Hesiod (Stephanie Nelson). 24 The Epic Cycle and Fragments (Jonathan S. Burgess). 25 Apollonius of Rhodes (D. P. Nelis). 26 Quintus of Smyrna (Alan James). 27 Nonnus (Robert Shorrock). 28 Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World (R. Scott Garner). 29 Homer's Post-classical Legacy (Casey Due). Part IV Roman Epic. 30 The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic (Joseph Farrell). 31 Early Republican Epic (Sander M. Goldberg). 32 Lucretius (Monica R. Gale). 33 Virgil's Aeneid (Michael C. J. Putnam). 34 Ovid (Carole E. Newlands). 35 Lucan (Shadi Bartsch). 36 Valerius Flaccus (Andrew Zissos). 37 Statius (William J. Dominik). 38 Silius Italicus (Raymond D. Marks). 39 Claudian (Michael H. Barnes). 40 Latin Christian Epics of Late Antiquity (Dennis E. Trout). 41 Epic and Other Genres in the Roman World (R. Jenkyns). 42...

Autorentext
John Miles Foley 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 The Theory of Oral Composition (1988), The Singer of Tales in Performance (1995), Homer's Traditional Art (1999), and How to Read an Oral Poem (2002).

Klappentext
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. A Companion to Ancient Epic 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. A 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 Companion will be required reading for all students of ancient literature.

Zusammenfassung
A Companion to Ancient Epic 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.

Inhalt
List of Figures.Notes on Contributors.Acknowledgments.Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works.Abbreviations of Modern Reference Works.Map.Introduction: John Miles Foley (University of Missouri, Columbia).Part I: Issues and Perspectives:.1. Epic as Genre: Richard P. Martin (Stanford University).2. The Indo-European Context: Joshua T. Katz (Princeton University).3. Epic and Myth: Lowell Edmunds (Rutgers University).4. Performance: Minna Skafte Jensen (University of Southern Denmark).5. Epic and History: Kurt A. Raaflaub (Brown University).6. The Epic Hero: Gregory Nagy (Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC).7. The Gods in Epic, or the Divine Economy: Bruce Louden (independent scholar).8. Women in Ancient Epic: Helene P. Foley (Columbia University).9. Archaeological Contexts: Susan Sherratt (Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford).10. The Physical Media: Tablet, Scroll, Codex: Michael W. Haslam (University of California, Los Angeles).11. Ancient Reception: Robert Lamberton (Washington University).12. Translating Ancient Epic: Richard Hamilton Armstrong (University of Houston).13. Analogues: Modern Oral Epics: John Miles Foley (University of Missouri, Columbia).Part II: Near Eastern Epic:.14. Comparative Observations on the Near Eastern Epic Traditions: Jack M. Sasson (Vanderbilt University).15. Mesopotamian Epic: Scott B. Noegel (University of Washington).16. Epic in Ugaritic Literature: N. Wyatt (University of Edinburgh).17. Hitte and Hurrian Epic: Gary Beckman (University of Michigan).18. Persian/Iranian Epic: Olga M. Davidson (Brandeis University).19. Hebrew Epic: Susan Niditch (Amherst College).Part III: Ancient Greek Epic:.20. Near Eastern Connections: Walter Burkert (independent scholar).21. Homer's Iliad: Mark W. Edwards (Stanford University).22. Homer's Odyssey: Laura M. Slatkin (New York University and University of Chicago).23. Hesiod: Stephanie Nelson (Boston University).24. Epic Cycle and Fragments: Jonathan S. Burgess (University of Toronto).25. Apollonius of Rhodes: D. P. Nelis (Trinity College Dublin).26. Quintus of Smyrna: Alan James (independent scholar).27. Nonnus: Robert Shorrock (Eton College, Windsor).28. Epic and Other Genres in the Ancient Greek World: R. Scott Garner (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).29. Homer's Post-classical Legacy: Casey Due (University of Houston).Part IV: Roman Epic:.30. The Origins and Essence of Roman Epic: Joseph Farrell (University of Pennsylvania).31. Early Republican Epic: Sander M. Goldberg (University of California…

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