History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20063417 |
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| Authors | Jason S Nethercut (corresponding author), Jason Nethercut |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 193-212 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Structures of Epic Poetry : Vol. I : Foundations. Vol. II. 1/II. 2 : Configuration. Vol. III (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110492590-009 |
| OpenAlex | W3131388977 |
| ISBN | 9783110492590 |
| Language | EN |
This essay explores the boundaries that separate historical epic from mythological epic, concluding that these are much more malleable than one may think. By analysing specific structural elements that recur indiscriminately in both mythological and historical epic (e.g. type-scenes), I emphasise the similarities between these two modes of epic. In fact, diachronic, intertextual analysis of the epic tradition underscores how productive the cross-fertilisation between these two strands was. Select examples treated in this essay come from Homer, Choerilus of Samos, Apollonius, Ennius, Vergil, Lucan, and Flavian epic
Ancient history · Art · EPIC · Literature · Mythology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Highly cited | No |
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