{"product_id":"matro-of-pitane-and-the-s-douglas-olson-9780788506147","title":"Matro of Pitane and the Tradition of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century Bce: Text, Translation, and Commentary","description":"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 \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Douglas Olson, Alexander Sens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0788506145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780788506147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.32w x 0.68d","brand":"S. Douglas Olson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054746595583,"sku":"9780788506147","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f95bda88-0803-4343-a554-2e68e0b5a097.jpg?v=1685031756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matro-of-pitane-and-the-s-douglas-olson-9780788506147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}