Measure and music : enjambement and sentence structure in the Iliad / Carolyn Higbie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higbie, Carolyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Versification.

Homer.

Greek language--Metrics and rhythmics.

Greek language.

Greek language--Syntax.

Homer. Iliad.

Enjambement.

Versification.

Physical Description:

vi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Summary:

This book is the first line-by-line analysis of enjambement and verse-internal breaks throughout the entire Iliad. Addressing larger, stylistic questions concerning genre, effect, and the manipulation and enjambing of formulae, Higbie examines a wide range of literary structures, including speeches, similes, battle scenes, and catalogues. A fundamental and thorough examination of enjambement in Homeric verse, this work will become a standard reference for scholars and students of Homer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0198143877 :

OCLC:

21037505