The ekphrasis of Achilles’ weapons in Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica

Authors

  • Erika Mayara Pasqual Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2358-3150.v19i1p152-161

Keywords:

Epic poetry, ekphrasis, shield, Quintus of Smyrna

Abstract

This study presents an annotated translation of the ekphrasis of Achilles’ weapons, in Book V (v. 6–12) of Quintus of Smyrna’s epic poem Posthomerica, composed in the Empire Period between the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. Aiming to insert himself on the epic tradition, more specifically, “being like Homer”, Quintus seeks to approach and, at the same time, innovate regarding the themes narrated on the Homeric works. Considering this, I compare in notes the descriptions of the weapons in Book V with the same scene in the Iliad XVIII 478–613 to expose the similarities and differences between the two poems.

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Published

2015-02-10

How to Cite

The ekphrasis of Achilles’ weapons in Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica. (2015). Letras Clássicas, 19(1), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2358-3150.v19i1p152-161