{"product_id":"alexandra-of-lycophron-charles-mcnelis-9780199601899","title":"Alexandra of Lycophron: A Literary Study","description":"This monograph is a literary study of Lycophron's \u003cem\u003eAlexandra\u003c\/em\u003e, whose obscurity, a quality notorious already in antiquity, has long hampered holistic approaches. Through a series of distinct but closely integrated literary studies of major aspects of the poem, including its style, its engagement with the traditions of epic and tragedy, and it's treatment of heroism and of the gods, the book explores the way the \u003cem\u003eAlexandra\u003c\/em\u003e reconfigures Greek mythology. In particular, as it is presented in Homeric epic and Athenian tragedy, in order to cast the Romans and their restoration of Trojan glory as the ultimate telos of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sense, the poem emerges as an important intermediary between Homeric epic and Latin poetry, particularly Vergil's \u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\/em\u003e. By rewriting specific features of the epic and tragic traditions, the \u003cem\u003eAlexandra\u003c\/em\u003e denies to Greek heroes the glory that was the traditional compensation for their suffering, while at the same time attributing to Cassandra's Trojan family honours framed in the traditional language of Greek heroism. In this sense, the figure of Cassandra, a prophetess traditionally gifted with the power of foresight but denied credibility, self-reflexively serves as a vehicle for exploring the potentials and limitations of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles McNelis, Alexander Sens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199601895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199601899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Charles McNelis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46880902742271,"sku":"9780199601899","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c64a3914-059a-43bb-9ba2-8ccc95c66cb7.jpg?v=1747970068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alexandra-of-lycophron-charles-mcnelis-9780199601899","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}