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oapen-20.500.12657-903042024-05-18T02:23:19Z A Commentary on Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica 13 Renker, Stephan Posthomerica Trojanischer Krieg Quintus, Smyrnaeus thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts::DBS Ancient Sagas and epics::DBSG Ancient Greek and Roman literature The Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna, a Greek epic in fourteen books from the 3rd century AD, recounts the story of the Trojan War by covering the events between Hector’s burial and the departure of the Greeks after the destruction of the city. In book 13, we read about the sack of Troy, including famous episodes such as the death of Priam and Astyanax, the enslavement of Andromache, the escape of Aeneas, and the rape of Cassandra. Stephan Renker offers the first full-scale commentary on Posthomerica 13. He introduces each episode with a discussion of the relevant literary tradition and Quintus' potential models. The following line-by-line commentary yields insights into aspects of language, literary technique, realia, and the main issues of interpretation. Thus, the reader is provided with an important tool for further investigations into this fascinating, yet understudied piece of Imperial Greek poetry. 2024-05-17T16:13:12Z 2024-05-17T16:13:12Z 2020 book ONIX_20240517_9783863097394_17 9783863097394 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90304 eng Bamberger Studien zu Literatur, Kultur und Medien application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9783863097394.pdf University of Bamberg Press 10.20378/irb-47837 10.20378/irb-47837 e747c8b5-4578-429c-9a68-b3876b2f12e9 9783863097394 AG Univerlage 29 348 Bamberg open access
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The Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna, a Greek epic in fourteen books from the 3rd century AD, recounts the story of the Trojan War by covering the events between Hector’s burial and the departure of the Greeks after the destruction of the city. In book 13, we read about the sack of Troy, including famous episodes such as the death of Priam and Astyanax, the enslavement of Andromache, the escape of Aeneas, and the rape of Cassandra. Stephan Renker offers the first full-scale commentary on Posthomerica 13. He introduces each episode with a discussion of the relevant literary tradition and Quintus' potential models. The following line-by-line commentary yields insights into aspects of language, literary technique, realia, and the main issues of interpretation. Thus, the reader is provided with an important tool for further investigations into this fascinating, yet understudied piece of Imperial Greek poetry.
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