Structures of Epic Poetry: Vol. I: Foundations. Vol. II.1/II.2: Configuration. Vol. III: Continuity

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Structures of Epic Poetry

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

Edited by: Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110492590

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann, Universität Rostock, Germany.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Theories of epic
Ancient and modern theories of epic Philip Hardie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
The narrative forms and mythological materials of classical epic Joseph Farrell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Learning the epic formula Egbert Bakker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Narratology and classical epic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Epic and rhetoric Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Alexandrian book division and its reception in Greek and Roman epic Gregor Bitto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Part II: Classification and genre
Intergeneric influences and interactions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic Jason Nethercut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Didactic and epic: origins, continuity, and interactions Abigail Buglass, Giulia Fanti and Manuel Galzerano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the naughty boy of the Graeco-Roman epic tradition Alison Sharrock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Epic fragments Silvio Bär and Elisabeth Schedel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Narrative patterns and structural elements in Greek epyllia Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Epic structures in classical and post-classical Roman epyllia Nicola Hömke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	443
Part III: Core structures
The invocation of the Muses and the plea for inspiration Claudia Schindler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	489
Closure and segmentation: endings, medial proems, book divisions Andrew Zissos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	531
‘Almost-episodes’ in Greek and Roman epic Heinz-Günther Nesselrath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	565
Aetiology and genealogy in ancient epic Anke Walter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	609
Epic catalogues Christiane Reitz, Cédric Scheidegger Lämmle and Katharina Wesselmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	653
Similes and comparisons in the epic tradition Ursula Gärtner and Karen Blaschka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	727
Artefact ekphrasis and narrative in epic poetry from Homer to Silius Stephen Harrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	773
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	807
Front Matter 2 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
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Part I: Battle scenes
Battle scenes in ancient epic – a short introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Arming scenes, war preparation, and spoils in ancient epic Christiane Reitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Simply the best? Epic aristeiai Claire Stocks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Single combat in ancient epic Joy Littlewood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Mass combat in ancient epic Jan Telg genannt Kortmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chain-combats in ancient epic Hans-Peter Nill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Teichoscopies in classical and late antique epic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Nyktomachies in Graeco-Roman epic Martin Dinter, Simone Finkmann and Astrid Khoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Theomachy in Greek and Roman epic T. J. Bolt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Naval battles in Greek and Roman epic Thomas Biggs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
River battles in Greek and Roman epic Thomas Biggs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Flight, pursuit, breach of contract, and ceasefire in classical epic Paul Roche Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Epic games: structure and competition Helen Lovatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	409
Death, wounds, and violence in ancient epic Martin Dinter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
Death, ritual, and burial from Homer to the Flavians Antony Augoustakis, Stephen Froedge, Adam Kozak and Clayton Schroer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	523
Front Matter 3 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
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Part II: Journeys and related scenes
Epic journeys and related scenes – a short introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Arrival and reception scenes in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius François Ripoll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Banquet scenes in ancient epic Anja Bettenworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Scenes of departure by sea in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius François Ripoll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Sea-storms in ancient epic Thomas Biggs and Jessica Blum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Part III: Time
Time in ancient epic – a short introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Time in Greek epic Otta Wenskus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
‘Time as such’: chronotopes and periphrases of time in Latin epic Anja Wolkenhauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Part IV: Space
An introduction to the concept of space in ancient epic Robert Kirstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Cities in ancient epic Torben Behm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Landscapes in Greek epic Andreas Fuchs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Landscapes in Latin epic Torben Behm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Mythical places in ancient epic Markus Kersten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Abodes of the gods in ancient epic Markus Kersten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	409
Abodes of the dead in ancient epic Christiane Reitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
Part V: Communication
Principles of communication in Greek and Roman epic-a short introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	471
Messenger scenes in Greek epic Martin Dinter and Astrid Khoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	481
Messenger scenes in Roman epic Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	501
Dream scenes in ancient epic Astrid Khoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563
Prophecies in Greek epic Deborah Beck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	597
Prophecies in Roman epic Simone Finkmann, Christiane Reitz and Anke Walter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	615
Apparition scenes in ancient epic Christiane Reitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	685
Divine council scenes in ancient epic Christiane Reitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	719
Necromancies in ancient epic Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	747
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	799
Front Matter 4 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
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The origin, tradition, and reinvention of epic structures – a short introduction Christiane Reitz and Simone Finkmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Poetic form and narrative theme in early Greek and Akkadian epic Johannes Haubold Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
The transformation of the epic genre in Late Antiquity Simon Zuenelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Greek biblical epic: Nonnus’ Paraphrase and Eudocia’s Homerocentones Berenice Verhelst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Between imitation and transformation: the (un)conventional use of epic structures in the Latin biblical poetry of Late Antiquity Christoph Schulbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Epic forms and structures in late antique Vergilian centos Martin Bažil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
The tradition of epic poetry in Byzantine literature Kristoffel Demoen and Berenice Verhelst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Medieval epicity and the deconstruction of classical epic Wim Verbaal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic from 1440 to 1500 Christian Peters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic: 16^th–19^th century Florian Schaffenrath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Experiments in digital publishing: creating a digital compendium Matteo Romanello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Overview: Graeco-Roman epyllia and epics from Homer to Late Antiquity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Core bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389
List of contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in ancient epic poetry.
Pages
- Front matter: 29
- Main content: 2727
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 6
Keywords: Epic poetry; narrative patterns; intertextuality

eBook

Published: December 16, 2019
ISBN: 9783110492590

Hardcover

Published: December 16, 2019
ISBN: 9783110492002