TY - BOOK AU - Augoustakis,Antony AU - Bakker,Egbert AU - Bažil,Martin AU - Beck,Deborah AU - Behm,Torben AU - Bettenworth,Anja AU - Biggs,Thomas AU - Bitto,Gregor AU - Blaschka,Karen AU - Blum,Jessica AU - Bolt,T.J. AU - Buglass,Abigail AU - Bär,Silvio AU - Demoen,Kristoffel AU - Dinter,Martin AU - Fanti,Giulia AU - Farrell,Joseph AU - Finkmann,Simone AU - Froedge,Stephen AU - Fuchs,Andreas AU - Galzerano,Manuel AU - Gärtner,Ursula AU - Hardie,Philip AU - Harrison,Stephen AU - Haubold,Johannes AU - Hömke,Nicola AU - Kersten,Markus AU - Khoo,Astrid AU - Kirstein,Robert AU - Kortmann,Jan Telg genannt AU - Kozak,Adam AU - Littlewood,Joy AU - Lovatt,Helen AU - Lämmle,Cédric Scheidegger AU - Nesselrath,Heinz-Günther AU - Nethercut,Jason AU - Nill,Hans-Peter AU - Peters,Christian AU - Reitz,Christiane AU - Ripoll,François AU - Roche,Paul AU - Romanello,Matteo AU - Schaffenrath,Florian AU - Schedel,Elisabeth AU - Schindler,Claudia AU - Schroer,Clayton AU - Schulbert,Christoph AU - Sharrock,Alison AU - Stocks,Claire AU - Verbaal,Wim AU - Verhelst,Berenice AU - Walter,Anke AU - Wenskus,Otta AU - Wesselmann,Katharina AU - Wolkenhauer,Anja AU - Zissos,Andrew AU - Zuenelli,Simon TI - Structures of Epic Poetry: Vol. I: Foundations. Vol. II.1/II.2: Configuration. Vol. III: Continuity SN - 9783110492002 PY - 2019///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Epic poetry KW - Epische Bauform KW - Epos KW - Intertextualität KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical KW - bisacsh KW - intertextuality KW - narrative patterns N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Introduction --; Part I: Theories of epic --; Ancient and modern theories of epic --; The narrative forms and mythological materials of classical epic --; Learning the epic formula --; Narratology and classical epic --; Epic and rhetoric --; Alexandrian book division and its reception in Greek and Roman epic --; Part II: Classification and genre --; Intergeneric influences and interactions --; History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic --; Didactic and epic: origins, continuity, and interactions --; Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the naughty boy of the Graeco-Roman epic tradition --; Epic fragments --; Narrative patterns and structural elements in Greek epyllia --; Epic structures in classical and post-classical Roman epyllia --; Part III: Core structures --; The invocation of the Muses and the plea for inspiration --; Closure and segmentation: endings, medial proems, book divisions --; ‘Almost-episodes’ in Greek and Roman epic --; Aetiology and genealogy in ancient epic --; Epic catalogues --; Similes and comparisons in the epic tradition --; Artefact ekphrasis and narrative in epic poetry from Homer to Silius --; Indices --; Front Matter 2 --; Contents --; Part I: Battle scenes --; Battle scenes in ancient epic – a short introduction --; Arming scenes, war preparation, and spoils in ancient epic --; Simply the best? Epic aristeiai --; Single combat in ancient epic --; Mass combat in ancient epic --; Chain-combats in ancient epic --; Teichoscopies in classical and late antique epic --; Nyktomachies in Graeco-Roman epic --; Theomachy in Greek and Roman epic --; Naval battles in Greek and Roman epic --; River battles in Greek and Roman epic --; Flight, pursuit, breach of contract, and ceasefire in classical epic --; Epic games: structure and competition --; Death, wounds, and violence in ancient epic --; Death, ritual, and burial from Homer to the Flavians --; Indices --; Front Matter 3 --; Contents --; Part II: Journeys and related scenes --; Epic journeys and related scenes – a short introduction --; Arrival and reception scenes in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius --; Banquet scenes in ancient epic --; Scenes of departure by sea in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius --; Sea-storms in ancient epic --; Part III: Time --; Time in ancient epic – a short introduction --; Time in Greek epic --; ‘Time as such’: chronotopes and periphrases of time in Latin epic --; Part IV: Space --; An introduction to the concept of space in ancient epic --; Cities in ancient epic --; Landscapes in Greek epic --; Landscapes in Latin epic --; Mythical places in ancient epic --; Abodes of the gods in ancient epic --; Abodes of the dead in ancient epic --; Part V: Communication --; Principles of communication in Greek and Roman epic-a short introduction --; Messenger scenes in Greek epic --; Messenger scenes in Roman epic --; Dream scenes in ancient epic --; Prophecies in Greek epic --; Prophecies in Roman epic --; Apparition scenes in ancient epic --; Divine council scenes in ancient epic --; Necromancies in ancient epic --; Indices --; Front Matter 4 --; Contents --; The origin, tradition, and reinvention of epic structures – a short introduction --; Poetic form and narrative theme in early Greek and Akkadian epic --; The transformation of the epic genre in Late Antiquity --; Greek biblical epic: Nonnus’ Paraphrase and Eudocia’s Homerocentones --; Between imitation and transformation: the (un)conventional use of epic structures in the Latin biblical poetry of Late Antiquity --; Epic forms and structures in late antique Vergilian centos --; The tradition of epic poetry in Byzantine literature --; Medieval epicity and the deconstruction of classical epic --; Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic from 1440 to 1500 --; Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic: 16th–19th century --; Experiments in digital publishing: creating a digital compendium --; Overview: Graeco-Roman epyllia and epics from Homer to Late Antiquity --; Core bibliography --; Indices --; List of contributors; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This compendium (4 vols.) studies the continuity, flexibility, and variation of structural elements in epic narratives. It provides an overview of the structural patterns of epic poetry by means of a standardized, stringent terminology. Both diachronic developments and changes within individual epics are scrutinized in order to provide a comprehensive structural approach and a key to intra- and intertextual characteristics of ancient epic poetry UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110492590 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110492590 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110492590/original ER -