Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic world / Simon Hornblower.

The 'Alexandra' attributed to Lykophron is a notoriously difficult poem but one that sheds crucial light on Greek religion, foundation myths, and myths of colonial identity. This book asserts its importance as a strongly political and historical document, and argues that the probable decade of its c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hornblower, Simon (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lycophron. > Alexandra.
Alexandra (Lycophron)
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic > History and criticism.
Civilization, Greco-Roman > Sources.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xx, 254 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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