Structures of Epic Poetry

Vol. I: Foundations. Vol. II.1/II.2: Configuration. Vol. III: Continuity

• Author(s): Christiane Reitz, Simone Finkmann,
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Pages: 2756
• ISBN_10: 3110492598
  ISBN_13: 9783110492590
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Literary Collections / Ancient & Classical ,

Description:...

This compendium (4 vols.) studies the continuity, flexibility, and variation of structural elements in epic narratives. It provides an overview of the structural patterns of epic poetry by means of a standardized, stringent terminology. Both diachronic developments and changes within individual epics are scrutinized in order to provide a comprehensive structural approach and a key to intra- and intertextual characteristics of ancient epic poetry.