{"product_id":"epic-lessons-an-introduction-to-ancient-didactic-poetry-9780415088978","title":"Epic Lessons: An Introduction to Ancient Didactic Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Toohey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidactic Epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects, but in verse. \u003cem\u003eEpic Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e shows how this scientific poetry was intended not just to instruct but also to entertain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eReading Epic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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.' - \u003cem\u003eJACT Review\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46893058621591,"sku":"9780415088978","price":14551.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415088978.webp?v=1770313501","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/epic-lessons-an-introduction-to-ancient-didactic-poetry-9780415088978","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}