Homer between history and fiction in imperial Greek literature

Author:

Kim, Lawrence Young, 1970-

Format:

Online Resource

Language:

English

Imprint:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Subject:

Greek literature - History and criticism
Homer - In literature
Trojan War - Literature and the war
Literature and history - Greece - History - To 1500

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies

Series:

Greek culture in the Roman world
ACLS Humanities E-Book

Description:

xi, 246 p. ; 24 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and indexes

Contents:

Introduction: Imperial Homer, history, and fiction -- Homer, poet and historian: Herodotus and Thucydides -- Homer, the ideal geographer : Strabo's Geography -- Homer the liar: Dio Chrysostom's Trojan Oration -- Homer on the island. Lucian's True Stories -- Ghosts at Troy: Philostratus' Heroicus -- Epilogue

Call Number:

PA3086 (INTERNET)