The artistry of the Homeric simile / William C. Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, William C. (William Clyde), 1937-2025.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Literary style.

Homer.

Greek language--Figures of speech.

Greek language.

Oral-formulaic analysis.

Oral tradition--Greece.

Oral tradition.

Literary style.

Greece.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Simile.

Physical Description:

viii, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Library and Dartmouth College Press : Published by University Press of New England, [2009]

Contents:

Similes, the Shield of Achilles, and Other Digressions

The Usefulness of Book Divisions

The Simileme: The Background of the Homeric Simile

The Oral Nature of Homeric Verse

The Simileme

Homer and His Audience

Simile and Simileme

Homer's Use of Similes to Delineate Character and Plot

Iliad, Book 2: Ironic Characterization

The Similes of Book 2

The Role of Similes in Book 2

Iliad, Books 21 and 22: Similes to Show a Thematic Contrast

Iliad, Book 11: Similes to Mark a Shifting Scene

Conclusion

Similes to Delineate a Narrative Theme

Iliad, Book 12: Direct Focus on a Single Theme

Iliad, Book 5: The Use of Parallel Similemes to Create a Unified Theme

Odyssey, Book 22: Similes to Interpret Typical Actions

Odyssey, Book 5: Thematic Similes

Problem Books

Iliad, Book 13: The Ordering of Conscious Chaos

Iliad, Book 17: Similes as Guides through a Series of Type Scenes

Iliad, Book 16: Similes for Complexity

The Creative Poet and the Co-creating Audience

The Simile within the Narrative

The Poet's Choices in Forming the Individual Simile

The Creative Moment: Poet and Audience

Charts of Similemes: The Basic Motifs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781584657972

1584657979

OCLC:

318673021