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Ancient Epic

Literary and Linguistic Essays
By:Concepción Cabrillana, Cecilia Criado, Mercedes Díaz de Cerio Díez
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Print ISBN:9781443874212
eText ISBN:9781443883979
Edition:1
Copyright:2015
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book adopts a broad approach to the Epic, from archaic Greece to imperial Rome, with comparisons to Vedic, Sanskrit, and Medieval poetry. It explores the hero, the bard, and myth, and traces the influence of Homer on authors like Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca.