Allegories of the Iliad
| Author | : John Tzetzes |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674967852 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674967854 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Allegories of the Iliad by : John Tzetzes
Download or read book Allegories of the Iliad written by John Tzetzes and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation.
