Epic journeys : studies in the reception of the hero and heroism in Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica

Quintus scholarship has experienced something of a renaissance over the last decade. However, it is now seventy years since the last monograph that focused on the Homeric heroes of his epic (Mansur, 1940). It is time for a reappraisal and this thesis, which utilizes modern theoretical techniques and...

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Main Author: Boyten, B.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565275