Repetition, communication, and meaning in the ancient world : orality and literacy in the Ancient World, vol. 13 / edited by Deborah Beck.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Beck, Deborah, editor.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Orality and Literacy in the Ancient World (13th : 2019 : Austin, Texas)

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature

Mnemosyne supplements : Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature ; volume 442.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical literature--History and criticism--Congresses.

Classical literature.

Repetition in literature--Congresses.

Repetition in literature.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

ix, 401 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"This edited volume, arising from the 2019 conference "Orality and Literacy: Repetition," explores some of the many forms and uses of repetition, in poetry, philosophy, and inscriptions, from Homeric epic through the Latin novel and the Gospels to reception in the twentieth century. All human communication depends on repeating signs that are comprehensible to the speaker and the addressee. Yet "repetition" takes many specific forms, in different performance contexts, time periods, and literary genres. Repetition may operate within one utterance, or across several times, places, and artists. The relationship between two repeated utterances cannot always be determined with certainty. But repetition offers exciting ways to understand the communicative process in oral and literate contexts across the ancient world"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Conference proceedings of the thirteenth meeting of the biennial international conference "Orality and Literacy" held in March, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) on the theme of "Repetition".

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Repetition, communication, and meaning in the ancient world

ISBN:

9789004466623

9004466622

OCLC:

1268121000