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Produktdetails
- Verlag: Brilliance Audio
- Gesamtlaufzeit: 540 Min.
- Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2017
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781536638028
- Artikelnr.: 46999688
"[King] also draws connections between the works so the reader cansee the epics in the context of their genre and historical period."(CHOICE, February 2010)
"Provides a comprehensive idea [of] ancient epic, showinghow this literary genre is not only an invaluable cultural asset initself, but the bearer of messages and values far remote or dead... .The brilliant and dense general introduction identifiesthe preliminary concepts necessary to address the overall theme ofthe book ... .Truly admirable consistency [and] effort [for] atopic so broad and multifaceted. The fact that the text isaddressed to an audience of non-specialists ... does not reduce... the scope and importance: on the contrary. AncientEpic is the result of a well-calibrated balance betweenmethodological rigor [and] accuracy of content ... .Thisvolume, which deserves to be considered among the bestintroductions to ancient epic appeared in recent years, has all thecharacteristics to ... fascinate a very wide number of readers(not necessarily native English speakers) who want to know epicpoetry." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, February 2010)
"If you already enjoy the Classical epics, you should read thisto challenge your assumptions. If you aren't familiar withClassical epic, you should read this to learn about the topic.Ancient Epic straddles beautifully the need to provide valuefor people who have already read the epics and the needs of areader unacquainted with the genre." (N.S. Gill,About.com)"Katherine King has given us an immensely valuable volume on theancient epic. Well-balanced, informative, and perceptive, the workprovides a reference and over-view that both students and scholarswill read with profit and interest."
--Stephanie Nelson, Boston University
"Provides a comprehensive idea [of] ancient epic, showinghow this literary genre is not only an invaluable cultural asset initself, but the bearer of messages and values far remote or dead... .The brilliant and dense general introduction identifiesthe preliminary concepts necessary to address the overall theme ofthe book ... .Truly admirable consistency [and] effort [for] atopic so broad and multifaceted. The fact that the text isaddressed to an audience of non-specialists ... does not reduce... the scope and importance: on the contrary. AncientEpic is the result of a well-calibrated balance betweenmethodological rigor [and] accuracy of content ... .Thisvolume, which deserves to be considered among the bestintroductions to ancient epic appeared in recent years, has all thecharacteristics to ... fascinate a very wide number of readers(not necessarily native English speakers) who want to know epicpoetry." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, February 2010)
"If you already enjoy the Classical epics, you should read thisto challenge your assumptions. If you aren't familiar withClassical epic, you should read this to learn about the topic.Ancient Epic straddles beautifully the need to provide valuefor people who have already read the epics and the needs of areader unacquainted with the genre." (N.S. Gill,About.com)"Katherine King has given us an immensely valuable volume on theancient epic. Well-balanced, informative, and perceptive, the workprovides a reference and over-view that both students and scholarswill read with profit and interest."
--Stephanie Nelson, Boston University