A commentary on Quintus of Smyrna Posthomerica V /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Alan James and Kevin Lee.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 172 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,
Volume Designation
208
ISSN of Series
0169-8958 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
A. The Poem and its Date -- B. Book 5 and its Sources -- C. Beliefs and Interests -- D. Characterisation -- E. Narrative Technique -- F. Language and Style -- G. Formulae -- H. Metre -- Commentary -- The Arms of Achilles -- Introduction to the Contest -- The Debate between Ajax and Odysseus -- The Judgement and its Immediate Impact -- Prelude to the Night -- The Night of Ajax's Madness -- Dawn -- Ajax's Madness -- the Slaughter of the Sheep -- Ajax's Recovery and Suicide -- The Mourning and Funeral of Ajax.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The Posthomerica of Quintus of Smyrna is the only surviving Greek epic that gives a full narrative of the Trojan War between the Iliad and the Odyssey. Book V covers the contest between Ajax and Odysseus over the armour of Achilles, leading to Ajax' madness, suicide and funeral." "The work's major areas of interest are: influence of the Homeric epics, Quintus' use of later sources, the Trojan War in Greek and Latin literature, and Greek cultural history under the Roman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.