Diachronic Dialogues - Authority And Continuity In Homer And The Homeric Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Ahuvia Kahane is Professor of Greek, University of London Klappentext Diachronic Dialogues considers central aspects of Homer's poetry, such as truth, knowledge, gender, virtue and the heroic code, authorship, memory and song, diction and formula. This book makes the case for performative, rather than essential values in the Illiad and the Odyssey. Zusammenfassung Diachronic Dialogues considers central aspects of Homer's poetry! such as truth! knowledge! gender! virtue and the heroic code! authorship! memory and song! diction and formula. This book makes the case for performative! rather than essential values in the Illiad and the Odyssey. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 0 Introduction: In Search of a Question Chapter 1 Homer and the Riddle of the Worm Chapter 2 Hidden Habits and the Trappings of Identity Chapter 3 Formal Fantasies Chapter 4 Homeric Signs Chapter 5 Intentions and Connections Chapter 6 The Order of the World Chapter 7 Conclusion: Diachronic Dialogues

Product details

• Authors: Ahuvia Kahane, Kahane Ahuvia
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2006
• EAN: 9780739111338
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1133-8
• No. of pages: 265
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches; Greek Studies: Interdisciplina; Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Literary studies: ancient & classical