Matro of Pitane and the Tradition of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century Bce: Text, Translation, and Commentary

S. Douglas Olson/ Alexander Sens

ISBN 10: 0788506153 / ISBN 13: 9780788506154

Published by Amer Philosophical Assn, 2000

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1st edition. 192 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matro of Pitane and the Tradition of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century Bce: Text, Translation, and Commentary
• Publisher: Amer Philosophical Assn
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0788506153
• ISBN 13: 9780788506154
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.27 kilograms

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Synopsis

The fragments of Matro of Pitane (c. 300 BC) offer insights not only into the largely forgotten and obscure late-classical genre of epic parody, but also into 4th-century Athenian history, the role of food and dining in antiquity, and the history of the text of Homer and the reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey in the pre-Alexanderian period. Sens and Olson offer a new text of the 144 surviving lines of Matro's parodies based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts; a translation; a detailed philological, historical, and gastronomic commentary; and a lively introduction to the poet and his times.

About the Author

S. Douglas Olson is Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota. Alexander Sens is at Georgetown University.