The tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the epic cycle

314 Pages·2001·1.43 MB·English

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The Tradition of
the Trojan War in Homer
and the Epic Cycle

(cid:1)
The Tradition of
the Trojan War in Homer
and the Epic Cycle
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Burgess,Jonathan S.,–
The tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the epic cycle / Jonathan S.Burgess.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN---(hardcover)
.Homer—Knowledge—Troy (Extinct city) .Epic poetry,Greek—History and
criticism. .Trojan War—Literature and the war. .Troy (Extinct city)—In literature.
.Influence (Literary,artistic,etc.) .Literature and history—Greece. .Lost
literature—Greece. .Cycles (Literature). .Homer—Influence. I.Title.
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Contents
List ofIllustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Note to Reader xiii
List ofAbbreviations xv
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Introduction
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The Epic Cycle and the Tradition of the Trojan War
Origins ofthe Cycle Poems
The Manufacture ofthe Epic Cycle
The “Cyclic”Tradition ofthe Trojan War
“Cyclic”Trojan War Images
Later Manifestations
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Homer and the Tradition of the Trojan War
“Cyclic”Myth in the Homeric Poems
The Date ofthe Homeric Poems
Iliadic Images
Cyclops:Image and Folktale
Homeric Passages
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The Epic Cycle and Homer
Cropping around the Homeric Poems
Extent ofthe Cycle Poems
fl
Homeric In uence on the Epic Cycle?
Non-Homeric Aspects ofthe Epic Cycle
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Conclusion
 
Photius and Proclus 
 
Schematization ofR.Cook’s Tables 
 
Trojan War Images to  ... 
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Blinding and Escape Images 
 
Select Epic Passages Featuring Leaves 
Notes 
References 
Index 
Illustrations
A.Suicide of Ajax.Corinthian bronze mold. 
B.Trojan horse.Bronze fibula fragment. 
C.Peleus wrestles Thetis.Amphora fragment. 
D.Achilles raids cattle.Boeotian relief amphora. 
E.Achilles and Troilus.Protocorinthian aryballos. 
F.Penthesileia and Achilles.Terracotta shield fragment. 
G.Penthesileia and Achilles.Late Protocorinthian vase fragment. 
H.Phrontis.Terracotta plaque fragment. 
I.Death of Astyanax.Protoattic vase fragment. 
J.Embassy of Menelaus and Odysseus to Troy.Bronze tripod leg. 
K.Achilles receives armor from Thetis (Phthia).Amphora fragment. 
L.Hector and Achilles.Corinthian cup. 
M.Departure of Patroclus.Corinthian aryballos. 
N.Battle over Euphorbus.Rhodian plate. 
O.Agamemnon duels Koon.On lost chest of Kypselos. 