Add to ORKGThis thesis examines the similes of wild animals in the third century epic poem Posthomerica, of Quintus of Smyrna. The similes are studied in both inter-textual and textual levels. The former approach discusses the debt of Quintus' similes to preceding poets in terms of language and imagery. Quintus proves to be a creative and imaginative poet who knows well the tradition he has inherited. The latter approach deals with the similes in the Posthomerica only and reveals how they are thoughtfully inter-related and form sequences which ensure the unity and coherence of the poem, and enhance its overall melancholy tonality. It is also shown that by describing individual cases of doom, the sequences of animal-similes mirror the main theme of the...
The thesis has been written as part of the AHRC collaborative research project Greek Epic of the Rom...
This thesis is a study of Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, a Greek epic of the third century C.E. wr...
This dissertation examines animals in Greek and Roman literature and the use of zoological knowledge...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
This article examines Quintus Smyrnaeus’ variations on the motif of the earth soaked in blood in bat...
This article examines Quintus Smyrnaeus’ variations on the motif of the earth soaked in blood in bat...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Roman epic authors extended, reinvented and created new wild animal representations that stood apart...
Roman epic authors extended, reinvented and created new wild animal representations that stood apart...
This paper explores how the Homeric similes picturing lions and deer are echoed in similes and compa...
The thesis has been written as part of the AHRC collaborative research project Greek Epic of the Rom...
This thesis is a study of Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, a Greek epic of the third century C.E. wr...
This dissertation examines animals in Greek and Roman literature and the use of zoological knowledge...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
This article examines Quintus Smyrnaeus’ variations on the motif of the earth soaked in blood in bat...
This article examines Quintus Smyrnaeus’ variations on the motif of the earth soaked in blood in bat...
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek...
Roman epic authors extended, reinvented and created new wild animal representations that stood apart...
Roman epic authors extended, reinvented and created new wild animal representations that stood apart...
This paper explores how the Homeric similes picturing lions and deer are echoed in similes and compa...
The thesis has been written as part of the AHRC collaborative research project Greek Epic of the Rom...
This thesis is a study of Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, a Greek epic of the third century C.E. wr...
This dissertation examines animals in Greek and Roman literature and the use of zoological knowledge...