A Commentary on Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica V

by Alan James

The Posthomerica of Quintus of Smyrna is the only surviving Greek epic that gives a full narrative of the Trojan War between the Iliad and the Odyssey. Book V covers the contest between Ajax and Odysseus over the armour of Achilles, leading to Ajax' madness, suicide and funeral.
The book gives balanced treatment to matters of text, language, literary qualities and sources. An introduction discusses the poem's main features. The commentary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004115943
• ISBN13: 9789004115941
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.7"