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The scepter and the spear : studies on forms of repetition in the Homeric poems / Steven Lowenstam.
Van Pelt Library PA4206.R4 L68 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lowenstam, Steven.
- Series:
- Greek studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homer--Technique.
- Homer.
- Repetition (Rhetoric).
- Greek language--Metrics and rhythmics.
- Greek language.
- Epic poetry--Technique.
- Epic poetry.
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Technique.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 286 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [1993]
- Summary:
- The Scepter and the Spear is a wide-ranging reassessment of the study of Homer as literature in the wake of Milman Parry and Albert Lord's discoveries about the nature of oral poetry. Unlike many contemporary Classicists who treat the work of Parry and Lord as an obstacle, Lowenstam shows how a practical understanding of oral poetics enhances a true literary appreciation of Homer. Lowenstam's insights into such problems as the functional reality of formulae in general and epithets in particular will be of value not only to Classicists but also to all scholars and students interested in oral poetics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0847677729
- 0847677907
- OCLC:
- 27895018
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