The Penthesilead of Quintus Smyrnaeus: A Study in Epic Reversal
The first book of Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica describes the aristeia and death of the Amazon heroine Penthesilea. Close study of the narrative of the poet's Penthesilead illustrates how Quintus manipulates and reverses the plot of Book 11 of Virgil's Aeneid, the account of the equ...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Österreichischen Akademie d. Wissenschaften
[2016]
|
In: |
Wiener Studien
Year: 2016, Volume: 129, Pages: 207-232 |
RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions TB Antiquity |
Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |