Indices

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Theories of epic
6. Ancient and modern theories of epic 25
7. The narrative forms and mythological materials of classical epic 51
8. Learning the epic formula 81
9. Narratology and classical epic 99
10. Epic and rhetoric 115
11. Alexandrian book division and its reception in Greek and Roman epic 133
12. Part II: Classification and genre
13. Intergeneric influences and interactions 167
14. History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic 193
15. Didactic and epic: origins, continuity, and interactions 213
16. Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the naughty boy of the Graeco-Roman epic tradition 275
17. Epic fragments 317
18. Narrative patterns and structural elements in Greek epyllia 357
19. Epic structures in classical and post-classical Roman epyllia 443
20. Part III: Core structures
21. The invocation of the Muses and the plea for inspiration 489
22. Closure and segmentation: endings, medial proems, book divisions 531
23. ‘Almost-episodes’ in Greek and Roman epic 565
24. Aetiology and genealogy in ancient epic 609
25. Epic catalogues 653
26. Similes and comparisons in the epic tradition 727
27. Artefact ekphrasis and narrative in epic poetry from Homer to Silius 773
28. Indices 807
29. Front Matter 2 I
30. Contents V
31. Part I: Battle scenes
32. Battle scenes in ancient epic – a short introduction 3
33. Arming scenes, war preparation, and spoils in ancient epic 13
34. Simply the best? Epic aristeiai 39
35. Single combat in ancient epic 77
36. Mass combat in ancient epic 111
37. Chain-combats in ancient epic 159
38. Teichoscopies in classical and late antique epic 207
39. Nyktomachies in Graeco-Roman epic 245
40. Theomachy in Greek and Roman epic 283
41. Naval battles in Greek and Roman epic 317
42. River battles in Greek and Roman epic 355
43. Flight, pursuit, breach of contract, and ceasefire in classical epic 391
44. Epic games: structure and competition 409
45. Death, wounds, and violence in ancient epic 447
46. Death, ritual, and burial from Homer to the Flavians 483
47. Indices 523
48. Front Matter 3 I
49. Contents V
50. Part II: Journeys and related scenes
51. Epic journeys and related scenes – a short introduction 3
52. Arrival and reception scenes in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius 13
53. Banquet scenes in ancient epic 55
54. Scenes of departure by sea in the epic tradition from Homer to Silius 89
55. Sea-storms in ancient epic 125
56. Part III: Time
57. Time in ancient epic – a short introduction 171
58. Time in Greek epic 183
59. ‘Time as such’: chronotopes and periphrases of time in Latin epic 215
60. Part IV: Space
61. An introduction to the concept of space in ancient epic 245
62. Cities in ancient epic 261
63. Landscapes in Greek epic 303
64. Landscapes in Latin epic 325
65. Mythical places in ancient epic 361
66. Abodes of the gods in ancient epic 409
67. Abodes of the dead in ancient epic 433
68. Part V: Communication
69. Principles of communication in Greek and Roman epic-a short introduction 471
70. Messenger scenes in Greek epic 481
71. Messenger scenes in Roman epic 501
72. Dream scenes in ancient epic 563
73. Prophecies in Greek epic 597
74. Prophecies in Roman epic 615
75. Apparition scenes in ancient epic 685
76. Divine council scenes in ancient epic 719
77. Necromancies in ancient epic 747
78. Indices 799
79. Front Matter 4 I
80. Contents V
81. The origin, tradition, and reinvention of epic structures – a short introduction 1
82. Poetic form and narrative theme in early Greek and Akkadian epic 7
83. The transformation of the epic genre in Late Antiquity 25
84. Greek biblical epic: Nonnus’ Paraphrase and Eudocia’s Homerocentones 53
85. Between imitation and transformation: the (un)conventional use of epic structures in the Latin biblical poetry of Late Antiquity 79
86. Epic forms and structures in late antique Vergilian centos 135
87. The tradition of epic poetry in Byzantine literature 175
88. Medieval epicity and the deconstruction of classical epic 211
89. Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic from 1440 to 1500 257
90. Narrative structures in Neo-Latin epic: 16^th–19^th century 301
91. Experiments in digital publishing: creating a digital compendium 331
92. Overview: Graeco-Roman epyllia and epics from Homer to Late Antiquity 349
93. Core bibliography 357
94. Indices 389
95. List of contributors 417