Greek & Roman Hell: Visions, Tours and Descriptions of the Infernal Otherworld
The literary texts of the ancient Mediterranean present a fairly clear picture of an underworld and bear witness to the changes in its nature and purpose. The strong stamp of Hesiod and Homer defines the geography and inhabitants of later underworld descriptions. Plato and the mystery religions leave their mark on the genre, while satirical and comic works provide us with a totally different perspective on ancient beliefs.Works written during the long interval between the Iliad and the Odyssey (c.700 bce) and the works of Lucian of Samosata (2nd century ce), a span of almost a millennium, show a remarkable consistency in terms of the underwor…
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Weitere Autoren: Heriod / Gardiner, Eileen (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-59910-238-2
- EAN: 9781599102382
- Produktnummer: 29254772
- Verlag: Italica Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 170 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.2 cm x D1.5 cm 232 g
- Gewicht: 232
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Homer is best known as the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon. Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds. Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds in Egypt.The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, The Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Both stories were intended to be sung by an epic poet. Along with The Odyssey, The Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century bc.
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