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The Poetics of Old Age in Greek Epic, Lyric and Tragedy

The Poetics of Old Age in Greek Epic, Lyric and Tragedy - Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture

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Publisher's Synopsis

Falkner (classical studies, The College of Wooster) looks at the theme of old age in Greek literature, focusing on the genres of epic, lyric, and tragedy. He demonstrates that Greek literary representations of old age in works by Homer, Sappho, and Sophocles suggest a society in which the status of the elderly is being renegotiated, and argues that

Book information

ISBN: 9780806127750
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 880.09
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 342
Weight: 680g
Height: 216mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 32mm