Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil with a Chapter on the Gilgamesh Poems [Paperback]

Charles Rowan Beye (Author)

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Publication Date: January 31, 2006

Charles Rowan Beye'’s critically acclaimed interpretive introduction to the epic poetry and poets of Ancient Greece, Rome, and Assyria is here reprinted in an expanded second edition with a new preface, new chapter on Gilgamesh, and an Appendix of Further Reading 1993–2005. For centuries the beginnings of the literary history of the West were defined by the Hebrew Bible - —what most people call the Old Testament - and Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and Odyssey. These texts were once naively imagined to have come about in splendid isolation either as a miracle of divine creation or the spontaneous combustion of the '“Greek genius.'” The mighty stream of words down over the millennia to our own time are so many generations of offspring still somehow beholden to their initial begetters. Thus do we construe Western Literature. -from Chapter 8: Gilgamesh

Also available:

The Evolution of the Gilgamesh Epic - ISBN 0865165467
The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Myth Revisited - ISBN 0865165270

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• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Bolchazy Carducci Pub (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865166072
• ISBN-13: 978-0865166073
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An informative and interpretive introduction to classic epic poetry written for readers of all backgrounds, March 5, 2006

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This review is from: Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil with a Chapter on the Gilgamesh Poems (Paperback)

Distinguished Professor of Classics Emeritus Charles Rowan Beye presents Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil With A Chapter On The Gilgamesh Poems, an informative and interpretive introduction to classic epic poetry written for readers of all backgrounds including students, non-specialists, and scholars. Now in an expanded second edition with a new preface, a new chapter about the mythic figure of Gilgamesh, and an updated appendix of further reading, Ancient Epic Poetry familiarizes readers with history, tradition, backgrounds, philosophies, and much more pertinent to a more thorough understanding of ancient epic works. Highly recommended, especially for college library and classical poetry reference and literary criticism shelves.