Structures of epic poetry

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Part I: Theories of epic -- Ancient and modern theories of epic / Hardie, Philip -- The narrative forms and mythological materials of classical epic / Farrell, Joseph -- Learning...
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Inhaltsverzeichnis: Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Part I: Theories of epic -- Ancient and modern theories of epic / Hardie, Philip -- The narrative forms and mythological materials of classical epic / Farrell, Joseph -- Learning the epic formula / Bakker, Egbert -- Narratology and classical epic -- Epic and rhetoric -- Alexandrian book division and its reception in Greek and Roman epic / Bitto, Gregor -- Part II: Classification and genre -- Intergeneric influences and interactions -- History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic / Nethercut, Jason -- Didactic and epic: origins, continuity, and interactions / Buglass, Abigail / Fanti, Giulia / Galzerano, Manuel -- Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the naughty boy of the Graeco-Roman epic tradition / Sharrock, Alison -- Epic fragments / Bär, Silvio / Schedel, Elisabeth -- Narrative patterns and structural elements in Greek epyllia / Finkmann, Simone -- Epic structures in classical and post-classical Roman epyllia / Hömke, Nicola -- Part III: Core structures -- The invocation of the Muses and the plea for inspiration / Schindler, Claudia -- Closure and segmentation: endings, medial proems, book divisions / Zissos, Andrew -- ‘Almost-episodes’ in Greek and Roman epic / Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther -- Aetiology and genealogy in ancient epic / Walter, Anke -- Epic catalogues / Reitz, Christiane / Lämmle, Cédric Scheidegger / Wesselmann, Katharina -- Similes and comparisons in the epic tradition / Gärtner, Ursula / Blaschka, Karen -- Artefact ekphrasis and narrative in epic poetry from Homer to Silius / Harrison, Stephen -- Indices -- Front Matter 2 -- Contents -- Part I: Battle scenes -- Battle scenes in ancient epic – a short introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Arming scenes, war preparation, and spoils in ancient epic / Reitz, Christiane -- Simply the best? Epic aristeiai / Stocks, Claire -- Single combat in ancient epic / Littlewood, Joy -- Mass combat in ancient epic / Kortmann, Jan Telg genannt -- Chain-combats in ancient epic / Nill, Hans-Peter -- Teichoscopies in classical and late antique epic -- Nyktomachies in Graeco-Roman epic / Dinter, Martin / Finkmann, Simone / Khoo, Astrid -- Theomachy in Greek and Roman epic / Bolt, T. J. -- Naval battles in Greek and Roman epic / Biggs, Thomas -- River battles in Greek and Roman epic / Biggs, Thomas -- Flight, pursuit, breach of contract, and ceasefire in classical epic / Roche, Paul -- Epic games: structure and competition / Lovatt, Helen -- Death, wounds, and violence in ancient epic / Dinter, Martin -- Death, ritual, and burial from Homer to the Flavians / Augoustakis, Antony / Froedge, Stephen / Kozak, Adam / Schroer, Clayton -- Indices -- Front Matter 3 -- Contents -- Part II: Journeys and related scenes -- Epic journeys and related scenes – a short introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Arrival and reception scenes in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius / Ripoll, François -- Banquet scenes in ancient epic / Bettenworth, Anja -- Scenes of departure by sea in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius / Ripoll, François -- Sea-storms in ancient epic / Biggs, Thomas / Blum, Jessica -- Part III: Time -- Time in ancient epic – a short introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Time in Greek epic / Wenskus, Otta -- ‘Time as such’: chronotopes and periphrases of time in Latin epic / Wolkenhauer, Anja -- Part IV: Space -- An introduction to the concept of space in ancient epic / Kirstein, Robert -- Cities in ancient epic / Behm, Torben -- Landscapes in Greek epic / Fuchs, Andreas -- Landscapes in Latin epic / Behm, Torben -- Mythical places in ancient epic / Kersten, Markus -- Abodes of the gods in ancient epic / Kersten, Markus -- Abodes of the dead in ancient epic / Reitz, Christiane -- Part V: Communication -- Principles of communication in Greek and Roman epic-a short introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Messenger scenes in Greek epic / Dinter, Martin / Khoo, Astrid -- Messenger scenes in Roman epic / Finkmann, Simone -- Dream scenes in ancient epic / Khoo, Astrid -- Prophecies in Greek epic / Beck, Deborah -- Prophecies in Roman epic / Finkmann, Simone / Reitz, Christiane / Walter, Anke -- Apparition scenes in ancient epic / Reitz, Christiane -- Divine council scenes in ancient epic / Reitz, Christiane -- Necromancies in ancient epic / Finkmann, Simone -- Indices -- Front Matter 4 -- Contents -- The origin, tradition, and reinvention of epic structures – a short introduction / Reitz, Christiane / Finkmann, Simone -- Poetic form and narrative theme in early Greek and Akkadian epic / Haubold, Johannes -- The transformation of the epic genre in Late Antiquity / Zuenelli, Simon -- Greek biblical epic: Nonnus’ Paraphrase and Eudocia’s Homerocentones / Verhelst, Berenice -- Between imitation and transformation: the (un)conventional use of epic structures in the Latin biblical poetry of Late Antiquity / Schulbert, Christoph -- Epic forms and structures in late antique Vergilian centos / Bažil, Martin -- The tradition of epic poetry in Byzantine literature / Demoen, Kristoffel / Verhelst, Berenice -- Medieval epicity and the deconstruction of classical epic / Verbaal, Wim -- Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic from 1440 to 1500 / Peters, Christian -- Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic: 16th–19th century / Schaffenrath, Florian -- Experiments in digital publishing: creating a digital compendium / Romanello, Matteo -- Overview: Graeco-Roman epyllia and epics from Homer to Late Antiquity -- Core bibliography -- Indices -- List of contributors. 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Autor*in:	Reitz, Christiane - 1953- [herausgeberIn] Finkmann, Simone [herausgeberIn]

Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch

Erschienen:	Berlin Boston: De Gruyter ; 2019 © 2019

Rechteinformationen:	Restricted Access

Schlagwörter:	Griechisch / Latein / Epik
Schlagwörter:	Epic poetry Epische Bauform Epos LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
Formangabe:	Aufsatzsammlung

Systematik:	EC 6522

Anmerkung:	Literaturangaben
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource (X, 871, VI, 568, VII, 863, VI, 425 Seiten) ; Illustrationen

Weitere Ausgabe:	Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe: Structures of epic poetry - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2019

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ISBN:	978-3-11-049259-0 978-3-11-049167-8

DOI / URN:	10.1515/9783110492590

Katalog-ID:	1683940334