Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica - A Study of Heroic Characterization and Heroism

In Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica. A Study of Heroic Characterization and Heroism, Tine Scheijnen offers a thorough introduction to a late antique Greek epic poem notable for its critical Homer reception and creative (re)construction of Trojan War heroes and heroism.

About the author

Tine Scheijnen, PhD (2016), Ghent University, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Literary Studies (Greek section) of that university. She studies the characterization of heroes and the construction of heroism in late antique and medieval literary texts.

Product details

• Authors: Tine Scheijnen
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.10.2018
• EAN: 9789004373433
• ISBN: 978-90-04-37343-3
• No. of pages: 412
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies