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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Harvard University Press
Deborah Beck argues that conversation should be considered a traditional Homeric type scene, alongside other types such as arrival, sacrifice and battle. She dr
Language: en
Pages: 278
Pages: 278
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Peter Lang
Approaches to Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey' consists of ten original essays on the Iliad and Odyssey by established Homeric scholars and university professors o
Language: en
Pages: 245
Pages: 245
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-19 - Publisher: Routledge
This book argues that many of the most prominent features of oral epic poetry in a number of traditions can best be understood as adaptations or stylizations of
Language: en
Pages: 402
Pages: 402
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
When considering the question of what makes us human, the ancient Greeks provided numerous suggestions. This book argues that the defining criterion in the Hell
Language: en
Pages: 293
Pages: 293
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-03-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
An accessible, up-to-date, and innovative account of key features of Homer's poetry (formularity, meter, and dialect). This book is informed by contemporary lin
