Development of the Epyllion Genre Through the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
The epyllion genre developed in the Hellenistic period in order to show what else was happening while traditional heroic stories, always narrated in epics with particular conventions, were happening. The epyllion challenged convention by often focusing on unheroic and female characters.
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The epyllion genre developed in the Hellenistic period in order to show what else was happening while traditional heroic stories, always narrated in epics with particular conventions, were happening. The epyllion challenged convention by often focusing on unheroic and female characters.
| ISBN / EAN | 9780773475328 |
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| Auteur | Merriam, Carol U. |
| Editeur | The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd |