Quintus Smyrnaeus' The Fall Of Troy, the only long mythological epic to survive in Greek from the period between Apollonius' Argonautica (3rd century BC) and Nonnos' Dionysiaca (5th century AD), fills in the whole story of the Trojan expedition between the end of Homer's Iliad and the beginning of the Odissey, which had been treated only episodically by earlier epic and dramatic poets.
Composing sometime between the late second and mid-fourth centuries AD, Quintus boldly adapts Homeric diction and style to suit the literary, moral, religious, rhetorical, and philosophical culture of the high Roman Empire, and does not hesitate to diverge from the usual versions of the story in order to craft his own narrative vision.
Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy / Loeb Classical Library
Loeb Classical Library 19, Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. In one volume. Translated by Arthur S. Way.
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- Condition / Etat: good, dust jacket with minor shelf wear / bon état, minimes traces d'usures.
- Volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding / Reliure : original green titled cloth with fine dust jacket, cartonné avec jaquette.
- Format : In-16 / 17 x 11 cm.
- Pages : XI, 627, 8 pp.
- Editor : Cambridge, Harvard University Press / London, Heinemann.
- Date : 1984.
- Language / Langue: Ancient Grec and English on opposite pages / Bilingue grec et anglais.
The Loeb Classical Library® is the only existing series of books which, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church fathers who made particular use of pagan culture—in short, our entire classical heritage is represented here in convenient and well-printed pocket volumes in which an up-to-date text and accurate and literate English translation face each other page by page. The editors provide substantive introductions as well as essential critical and explanatory notes and selective bibliographies.
| Condition | Used - Very Good |
|---|---|
| Language | United Kingdom |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publicaton Date | 1 Jan 1984 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Quintus Smyrnaeus |
| Editor | Harvard University Press |
| First edition | No |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Binding / Format | Hardcover |
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