What the Batrachomyomachia was, and what it became in the Renaissance Cover Image

Czym była, a czym stała się w renesansie Batrachomyomachia
What the Batrachomyomachia was, and what it became in the Renaissance

Author(s): Jakub Zbądzki
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Batrachomyomachia; Homer; mock epic; Hellenistic literature; Renaissance

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the Batrachomyomachia as an example of hellenistic poetry and discusses its reception in the Renaissance, when it became very popular, but all its complexity was lost.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-81
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish