Acusilaus of Argos’ Rhapsody in Prose

Introduction, Text, and Commentary

von Ilaria Andolfi

186 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume is a full-scale commentary on the extant fragments of Acusilaus of Argos, commonly regarded as one of the earliest Greek mythographers (VI-V cent. BCE). To encapsulate his contribution to archaic literature, his book on Genealogies is described as a "Rhapsody in Prose", that foregrounds especially the exegetical nature of his book, which rewrote the most ancient past on the basis of the most authoritative epic poems.

• Reihe: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes
• ISBN: 9783110616958
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2019
• Genre: Geschichte/Altertum
• Verlag: De Gruyter