{"product_id":"quintus-of-smyrna-s-posthomerica-a-study-of-heroic-characterization-and-heroism","title":"Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica: A Study of Heroic Characterization and Heroism","description":"Quintus of Smyrna’s \u003ci\u003ePosthomerica\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd century C.E.) is of great literary value to the field of Greek epic. It is a stylistic imitation of Homer and recounts what \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e have left untold of the Trojan War. Tine Scheijnen offers the first linear study of this still little-known poem. Progressing from book 1 to 14, she focusses on key issues such as Homeric similes and characterization of heroes (especially Achilles and his son Neoptolemus). Ideologically, Quintus engages in a critical way with Homer, but possibly also Vergil, Triphiodorus and tragedy. Scheijnen’s work can be read as a thorough introduction to Quintus’ \u003ci\u003ePosthomerica\u003c\/i\u003e, while also offering new insights into Homer reception, the conception of heroes and heroism in Greek epic.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46697824288978,"sku":"9789004373433","price":246.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_a1cb750e-c6b9-46a5-8c24-16aab8e4157b.jpg?v=1768078565","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/quintus-of-smyrna-s-posthomerica-a-study-of-heroic-characterization-and-heroism","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}