Epic lessons: an introduction to ancient didactic poetry
Auteur :
Toohey, Peter
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415862240
Date de publication :
9 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Didactic epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects - in verse. Epic Lessons shows how this scientific poetry was aimed to instruct and entertain.