Tracing their transmission through the ancient, medieval and modern periods, the author further examines questions of later reception and the use made of Homer in colonialism and imperialism.
Jonathan S. Burgess Book order
- 2014
- 2003
The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle
- 295 pages
- 11 hours of reading
He traces the development and transmission of the Cyclic poems in ancient Greek culture, comparing them to later Homeric poems and finding that they were far more influential than has previously been thought. schovat popis