Homer between history and fiction in imperial Greek literature / by Lawrence Kim.

  • Kim, Lawrence Young, 1970-
Date:
2010
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Physical description

xi, 246 pages ; 24 cm.

Contents

Introduction: Imperial Homer, history, and fiction -- Homer, poet and historian: Herodotus and Thucydides -- Homer, the ideal geographer : Strabo's Geography -- Homer the liar: Dio Chrysostom's Trojan Oration -- Homer on the island. Lucian's True Stories -- Ghosts at Troy: Philostratus' Heroicus -- Epilogue.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and indexes.

Reproduction note

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.

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