Homer between History and Fiction in Imperial Greek Literature

Lawrence (Assistant Professor, Trinity University, Texas) Kim

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Examines four texts of the Imperial period by Strabo, Dio of Prusa, Lucian, and Philostratus in order to elucidate how each author formulates very different conceptions of Homer, his motivations, and his poetic methods in constructing his imaginative and innovative treatment of Homer's relation to heroic history.

ISBN-13
9780521194495
ISBN-10
0521194490
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-09-23
Pages
260
Dimensions
235x160x18
Weight
566