Epic Lessons
Download or Read eBook Epic Lessons PDF written by Peter Toohey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Peter Toohey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135035341 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135035342 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Epic Lessons by : Peter Toohey
Book excerpt: Didactic Epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects, but in verse. Epic Lessons shows how this scientific poetry was intended not just to instruct but also to entertain. Praise for its predecessor, Reading Epic 'Toohey's erudition makes the complexities and the strangeness of these ancient poems appear as clear as daylight and his enthusiasm renders them as attractive as the latest blockbuster.' - JACT Review