1st Edition
From Homer to Tragedy The Art of Allusion in Greek Poetry
By Richard Garner
Copyright 1990
292 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
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The role of poetic allusion in classical Greek poetry, to Homer especially, has often largely been neglected or even almost totally ignored. This book, first published in 1990, clarifies the place of Homer in Greek education, as well as adding to the interpretation of many important tragedies.
Focussing on the dramatic masterpieces of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and how these writers... Read more
1. Introduction: The Lyric Background 2. Slices from the Banquet: The Tragedies of Aeschylus 3. Sophocles and Euripides: The Early Plays 4. Sophocles and Euripides: The Middle Plays 5. Sophocles and Euripides: The Last Plays 6. Generations of Leaves. Appendices
Biography
Richard Garner
