Böcker av Graham Zanker

Addresses the task of reconstructing the ethical thought-world in which the characters of the Iliad live and move. It is only against this background, Graham Zanker argues, that we can convincingly place the ethical status of the heroes and their actions.

The stylistic aims of the Alexandrian poets have been much discussed, as has their reliance on literary tradition.First published in 1987, Realism in Alexandrian Poetry covers less familiar ground. Taking the whole canon of Alexandrian poetry as his starting point, Dr Zanker surveys the use of the realistic mode in many such works.

Taking a fresh look at the poetry and visual art of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to 20 BC, Graham Zanker makes enlightening discoveries about the assumptions and conventions of Hellenistic poets and artists and their audiences.