{"product_id":"the-cypria-malcolm-davies-9780674237919","title":"The Cypria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCypria\u003c\/i\u003e, so named because its poet supposedly came from the island of Cyprus, was an early Greek epic that is known to us primarily through quotations and references to passages by later authors, as well as through a prose summary of its plot and contents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalcolm Davies uses linguistic evidence from the available verbatim fragments, along with other considerations, to suggest that the \u003ci\u003eCypria\u003c\/i\u003e was written after Homer and was intended as a sort of prequel to the plot of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e. In light of this evidence, it is noteworthy that many of the incidents described in the \u003ci\u003eCypria\u003c\/i\u003e seem markedly un-Homeric; to give just one example, the Judgment of Paris, a popular subject in later Greek literature and art, most likely received its first detailed treatment in the \u003ci\u003eCypria\u003c\/i\u003e, whereas the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e mentions it only fleetingly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Davies collects and translates the extant fragments of the \u003ci\u003eCypria\u003c\/i\u003e and provides a commentary that anchors it in the Homeric context as well as in the broader world of ancient Greek art and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674237919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674237919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Malcolm Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047770419455,"sku":"9780674237919","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d635f162-3557-46c0-9a4d-3305f4f06b71.jpg?v=1684992084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cypria-malcolm-davies-9780674237919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}