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OverviewWhat moral or allegorical lessons can Homer's epics teach? Six essays by Christophoros Kondoleon, a 16th-century Greek scholar working in Rome during the last phase of Italian humanism, illustrate the moral qualities (esp. the autourgia) of the heroes, provide close readings of the two proems and of the description of Agamemnon's panoply in Iliad 11, answer a collection of miscellaneous, mostly philosophical Homeric questions , and gather passages on the good general (and soldier) according to Homer . While sometimes overtly indebted to the approaches of earlier Homerists (from Aristotle to ancient scholia, from Porphyry to Eustathios of Thessalonike, etc.), Kondoleon's treatises are unique both as original products in their own right, and as the only truly exegetical writings on Homer in Greek humanism. The present book provides the first critical edition (in two cases, the editio princeps) of these texts, with facing Italian translation and an introductory essay sketching their main features, their cultural significance, and some of their sources. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M. Piasentin , M. PiasentinPublisher: Peeters Publishers Imprint: Peeters Publishers Volume: Volume 271 ISBN: 9789042934290ISBN 10: 9042934298 Pages: 153 Publication Date: 28 June 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: Italian Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |