The art and rhetoric of the Homeric catalogue
This book takes a fresh look at a familiar element of the Homeric epics - the poetic catalogue. It shows that in a variety of contexts, Homer uses catalogue poetry not only to develop his themes, but to comment on the ideals and limitations of the epic genre itself
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2010, 2010
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This book takes a fresh look at a familiar element of the Homeric epics - the poetic catalogue. It shows that in a variety of contexts, Homer uses catalogue poetry not only to develop his themes, but to comment on the ideals and limitations of the epic genre itself |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9780199871599 |