The homeric simile in comparative perspectives : oral traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia / Jonathan L. Ready.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ready, Jonathan L., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Literary style.

Homer.

Greek language--Figures of speech.

Greek language.

Oral-formulaic analysis.

Oral tradition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Presenting a new take on what made the Homeric epics such successful examples of verbal artistry, this volume explores the construction of the Homeric simile and the performance of Homeric poetry from the neglected comparative perspectives offered by the study of modern-day oral traditions.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

List of Charts and Tables

Introduction

Part I The Modern Material: 1 Formal Points of Contact with Homeric Similes

2 The Spectrum of Distribution

3 Similes in Five Modern Oral Poetries

Part II Application to the Homeric Epics: 4 Two Preliminary Points

5 Shared Similes in the Homeric Epics

6 Idiolectal Similes in the Homeric Epics

Conclusion

References

Index of Terms

Index of Greek Passages

Notes:

This edition of this translation originally published: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

0-19-252348-1

0-19-184083-1