Structure and narrative patterning in the Posthomerica of Quintus Smyrnaeus

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dc.contributor.advisorKim, Lawrence Young, 1970-en
dc.creatorTraweek, Alison Celesteen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-01T20:33:49Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:29:18Z
dc.date.available2015-12-01T20:33:49Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:29:18Z
dc.date.issued2005-05en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe Posthomerica of Quintus Smyrnaeus has been consistently labeled as inherently 'bad' and unworthy of study, in part at least due to its supposed episodic nature and careless structure; however, the poem is, in fact, very carefully organized both on its own terms and in reference to its models, the Homeric epics. In this paper, I analyze the poem in detail in order to lay out its structure and plot trajectory. The paper shows that the poem is not only a well-crafted and interesting poem that invites further study in its own right, but also a work that can shed light on the tactics and development of epic in the late antique world more generally.en
dc.description.departmentClassicsen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2R332en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32653en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
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dc.subjectQuintus Smyrnaeusen
dc.subjectPosthomericaen
dc.subject.lcshQuintus,--Smyrnaeus,--active 4th century.--Posthomerica.en
dc.titleStructure and narrative patterning in the Posthomerica of Quintus Smyrnaeusen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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