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Homer between History and Fiction in Imperial Greek Literature - Greek Culture in the Roman World
Kim, Lawrence (Assistant Professor, Trinity University, Texas)
Homer between History and Fiction in Imperial Greek Literature - Greek Culture in the Roman World
Kim, Lawrence (Assistant Professor, Trinity University, Texas)
Examines four texts of the Imperial period by Strabo, Dio of Prusa, Lucian, and Philostratus in order to elucidate how each author formulates very different conceptions of Homer, his motivations, and his poetic methods in constructing his imaginative and innovative treatment of Homer's relation to heroic history.
260 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 23, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780521194495 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Dimensions | 160 × 235 × 18 mm · 566 g |