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Offers a literary and cultural-historical analysis of the
Posthomerica Connects Quintus with a far wider range of ancient
literature: historical, philosophical, dramatic, and rhetorical
genres; and prosaic and poetic works Moves away from the localized
study of particular aspects of the poem to a joined-up
understanding of this era of epic, as a corpus engaging
dialogically with issues of empire, literary inheritance and
cultural change Intersects with the growing field of study of Late
Antique literature, and the burgeoning interest in imperial Greek
poetry and its accounts of the sack of Troy a story which continues
to resonate in scholarly and public discourse This collection
offers a new collaborative reading of Quintus Smyrnaeus'
Posthomerica: one of the most important Greek epics written at the
height of the Roman Empire. Building on the surge of interest in
imperial Greek poetry seen in the past decades, this book applies
new approaches - literary, theoretical and historical - to ask new
questions about this mysterious, challenging poet and to
re-evaluate his role in the cultural history of his time. Bringing
together experienced imperial epic scholars and new voices in this
growing field, the chapters reveal Quintus' crucial place within
the inherited epic tradition and his role in shaping the literary
and identity politics of Late Antique society.
This collection offers a new collaborative reading of Quintus
Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica: a major, fascinating Greek epic written at
the height of the Roman Empire. Building on the surge of interest
in imperial Greek poetry seen in the past decades, this volume
applies multiple approaches literary, theoretical and historical to
ask new questions about this mysterious, challenging poet and to
re-evaluate his role in the cultural history of his time. Bringing
together experienced imperial epic scholars and new voices in this
growing field, the chapters reveal Quintus' crucial place within
the inherited epic tradition and his role in shaping the literary
politics of Late Antique society.
This book offers a radically new reading of Quintus' Posthomerica,
the first account to combine a literary and cultural-historical
understanding of what is the most important Greek epic written at
the height of the Roman Empire. In Emma Greensmith's
ground-breaking analysis, Quintus emerges as a key poet in the
history of epic and of Homeric reception. Writing as if he is Homer
himself, and occupying the space between the Iliad and the Odyssey,
Quintus constructs a new 'poetics of the interval'. At all levels,
from its philology to its plotting, the Posthomerica manipulates
the language of affiliation, succession and repetition not just to
articulate its own position within the inherited epic tradition but
also to contribute to the literary and identity politics of
imperial society. This book changes how we understand the role of
epic and Homer in Greco-Roman culture - and completely re-evaluates
Quintus' status as a poet.
This book offers a radically new reading of Quintus' Posthomerica,
the first account to combine a literary and cultural-historical
understanding of what is the most important Greek epic written at
the height of the Roman Empire. In Emma Greensmith's
ground-breaking analysis, Quintus emerges as a key poet in the
history of epic and of Homeric reception. Writing as if he is Homer
himself, and occupying the space between the Iliad and the Odyssey,
Quintus constructs a new 'poetics of the interval'. At all levels,
from its philology to its plotting, the Posthomerica manipulates
the language of affiliation, succession and repetition not just to
articulate its own position within the inherited epic tradition but
also to contribute to the literary and identity politics of
imperial society. This book changes how we understand the role of
epic and Homer in Greco-Roman culture - and completely re-evaluates
Quintus' status as a poet.
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