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Рецепцијата на Хомерската поезија во најстари времиња
Reception of Homer’s poetry in the ancient times

Author(s): Darin Angelovski
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Институт за македонска литература
Keywords: Homer; epic poetry; literary reception; antiquity; Macedonian cultural environment

Summary/Abstract: This article points the differences between ancient and modern forms ofreception of Homer’s poetry. Special attention is given to the questions about where this tradition occurs and develops and how this poetry spread across the ancient world. In that context, this article pays attention to the literary evidences of the presence of Homer’s poetry into the Macedonian cultural environment from the ancient period (Aristotle, Zoilus, Joannes Stobaeus). This evidence unequivocally refers to the processes of communication with written texts as part of educational processes, aswell as critical observations of the Homer’s poetry in ancient times.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-62
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Macedonian