Matro Of Pitane and the Tradition Of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century BCE Text, Translation, and Commentary
, by Olson, S. Douglas; Sens, AlexanderNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780788506154 | 0788506153
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/1/1999
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 theIliadand theOdysseyin 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.