From Homer to Menander: Forces in Greek Poetic Fiction Volume 23

by L.A. Post and Post

Book Overview

The Sather Classical Lectures Volume Twenty-three: From Homer to Menander offers a comprehensive study of Greek fiction, exploring the evolution of epic, tragedy, and comedy from Homer through to Menander. The author aims to bring together these distinct genres by analyzing them as representations of forces in action, a concept rooted in Aristotle's views on fiction. Through this lens, the work considers how Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520319656
• ISBN13: 9780520319653
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"