| Epic Lessons: An Introduction to Ancient Didactic Poetry Contributor(s): Toohey, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415862248 ISBN-13: 9780415862240 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 883.010 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Didactic Epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects, but in verse. Epic Lessons shows how this scientific poetry was intended not just to instruct but also to entertain. Praise for its predecessor, Reading Epic 'Toohey's erudition makes the complexities and the strangeness of these ancient poems appear as clear as daylight and his enthusiasm renders them as attractive as the latest blockbuster.' - JACT Review |