Thesis
An edition with commentary of the Batrachomyomachia
- Abstract:
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The thesis consists of three main sections: the Introduction, the text (with apparatus), and the Commentary.
The Introduction begins with a survey of the available evidence for the poem’s date and authorship, before moving on to consider its generic affiliations and influences, focusing on two particular areas: its links with the ill-defined genre of παρῳδία, and its relationship to animal-narratives elsewhere in ancient literature (particularly fable) and visual art. This is follow...
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+ Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Funding agency for:
Hosty, M
Grant:
AH/I010157/1
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:9282
- Deposit date:
- 2014-11-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Hosty, M
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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