Musaeus' Hero and Leander: Introduction, Greek , Montiglio..

Name: Musaeus' Hero and Leander: Introduction, Greek , Montiglio..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Musaeus' Hero and LeanderIntroduction, Greek Text, Translation and Commentary\nAuthor(s): Silvia Montiglio\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032400075, 978-1032400075\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a new English translation of Musaeus' poem Hero and Leander, with the original Greek on the facing page, a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary.\n\nThe tragic romance of Hero and Leander has had and still has a great appeal, inspiring countless writers, painters, sculptors, and musicians. The Introduction aims at situating the poem within its literary tradition and cultural context as well as at drawing its major themes and describing the salient features of its style. Because Hero and Leander enjoyed an immense and uninterrupted popularity, the Introduction also devotes a large section to the poems reception in literature, which crosses paths with the reception of the other main ancient poetic treatment of .