Triphiodorus, ""The Sack of Troy"": A General Study and a Commentary

Author:   Laura Miguélez-Cavero
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Volume:   45
ISBN:  

9783110285208


Pages:   547
Publication Date:   30 October 2013
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Format:   Hardback
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Triphiodorus, ""The Sack of Troy"": A General Study and a Commentary


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The last full commentary on The Sack of Troy was published by Wernicke in 1819 and even the most recent analyses of the poem tend to see it as a quick halt in the evolution of epic poetry on its way towards Nonnus of Panopolis. This book offers a complete treatment of The Sack of Troy for its own sake. The introduction gathers all the information we have about Triphiodorus and his work, focusing on the reasons behind the election of topic, the outline of the poem, different forms of allusion, the use of the characterisation of individuals and groups to sustain plot development, the nature of the narrator and the value of speeches. This part is followed by a detailed analysis of Triphiodorus’ literary universe: his different forms of engagement not only with Homer and other distant poets, but also with Imperial literature and the contemporary cultural production. The line-by-line commentary of the poem attends to the position of each episode in the poem and in the tradition of the Trojan War and offers a linguistic, formal and stylistic analysis. Each section or episode is preceded by a comprehensive introduction, always bringing in all the related bibliography but providing a fresh and reliable view on Triphiodorus.

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Author:   Laura Miguélez-Cavero
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Volume:   45
Weight:   0.912kg
ISBN:  

9783110285208


ISBN 10:   3110285207
Pages:   547
Publication Date:   30 October 2013
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Kurzum: Laura Miguelez-Cavero hat mit ihrer Arbeit zur Iliou Halosis ein Standardwerk geschaffen, von dem die einschlagige Forschung noch sehr lange zehren wird; jeder, der sich mit spatgriechischer Epik, ja uberhaupt mit der griechischen Literatur der Kaiserzeit befasst, sollte das Buch griffbereit auf seinem Schreibtisch haben. Silvio Bar in: Mnemosyne 68.4/2015


"""Kurzum: Laura Miguelez-Cavero hat mit ihrer Arbeit zur Iliou Halosis ein Standardwerk geschaffen, von dem die einschlagige Forschung noch sehr lange zehren wird; jeder, der sich mit spatgriechischer Epik, ja uberhaupt mit der griechischen Literatur der Kaiserzeit befasst, sollte das Buch griffbereit auf seinem Schreibtisch haben.""Silvio Bär in: Mnemosyne 68.4/2015"


Kurzum: Laura Miguelez-Cavero hat mit ihrer Arbeit zur Iliou Halosis ein Standardwerk geschaffen, von dem die einschlagige Forschung noch sehr lange zehren wird; jeder, der sich mit spatgriechischer Epik, ja uberhaupt mit der griechischen Literatur der Kaiserzeit befasst, sollte das Buch griffbereit auf seinem Schreibtisch haben. Silvio B�r in: Mnemosyne 68.4/2015


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Laura Miguelez-Cavero, University of Salamanca,Spain.

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