Hesiod and the critique of Homer in Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica

While scholars have noticed important allusions to Hesiod in Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica, there is still a need to explain Hesiod’s relevance in a poem that is so overtly Homeric. I argue that an understanding of Hesiod’s reception, especially during the Second Sophistic period, will lead to a...

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Main Author: Pang, Colin Cromwell
Other Authors: Scully, Stephen
Language:en_US
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/39001