Triphiodorus, The Sack Of Troy: A General Study And A Commentary (texte Und Kommentare: Eine Altertumswissenschaftliche Reihe)

The last full commentary on The Sack of Troy was published by Wernicke in 1819 and even the most recent analyses of the poem tend to see it as a quick halt in the evolution of epic poetry on its way towards Nonnus of Panopolis. This book offers a complete treatment of The Sack of Troy for its own sake. The introduction gathers all the information we have about Triphiodorus and his work, focusing on the reasons behind the election of topic, the outline of the poem, different forms of allusion, the use of the characterisation of individuals and groups to sustain plot development, the nature of the narrator and the value of speeches. This part is followed by a detailed analysis of Triphiodorus’ literary universe: his different forms of engagement not only with Homer and other distant poets, but also with Imperial literature and the contemporary cultural production. The line-by-line commentary of the poem attends to the position of each episode in the poem and in the tradition of the Trojan War and offers a linguistic, formal and stylistic analysis. Each section or episode is preceded by a comprehensive introduction, always bringing in all the related bibliography but providing a fresh and reliable view on Triphiodorus. I. Introduction 13 1. Triphiodorus: Name, Origin, Date and Lost Works 15 1.1 Name and Origin 15 1.2 Dating 16 1.3 Lost Works 18 2. The Sack of Troy: An Overview 21 2.1 General Design 22 2.2 Enigmas 26 2.3 Characterisation 29 2.4 The Narrator 39 2.5 Speeches 47 3. Literary Universe: Triphiodorus and the Epic Tradition 50 3.1 Triphiodorus and Homer 50 3.2 Triphiodorus and the Cycle? 64 3.3 Hesiod and Pindar 68 3.4 Tragic Triphiodorus 70 3.5 Triphiodorus’ Hellenistic Reading 73 3.6 Triphiodorus and Virgil? 76 3.7 Triphiodorus and Imperial Literature 83 3.8 Triphiodorus and the Contemporary Literary Scene 87 4. Metrics 100 5. Reading the Sack of Troy 103 II. Greek Text 105 III. Commentary 129 IV. Bibliography 491 V. Indexes 513 Triphiodorus: Name, Origin, Date And Lost Works -- The Sack Of Troy: An Overview -- General Design -- Enigmas -- Characterisation -- The Narrator -- Speeches -- Literary Universe: Triphiodorus And The Epic Tradition -- Triphiodorus And Homer -- Triphiodorus And The Cycle -- Hesiod And Pindar -- Tragic Triphiodorus -- Triphiodorus' Hellenistic Readings -- Triphiodorus And Virgil -- Triphiodorus And Imperial Literature -- Triphiodorus And The Contemporary Literary Scene -- Metrics -- Reading The Sack Of Troy -- Greek Text -- Commentary. By Laura Miguélez-cavero. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 481-500) And Indexes. English And Greek This work offers an updated commentary of Triphiodorus' Sack of Troy, furnished with a thorough introduction. The reliable and long-lasting companion fills a gap in the scholarship on Imperial epic, giving a comprehensive approach to the poem for the benefit of researchers and other interested readers in search either of an updated and informed general study or a meticulous commentary on a certain passage Biographical note: Laura Miguélez-Cavero, University of Salamanca, Spain