Studies in the language of Homer / by G.P. Shipp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipp, G. P. (George Pelham), author.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies.

Cambridge classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Language.

Homer.

Greek language--Style.

Greek language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 378 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Professor Shipp's purpose in the first edition of this book (published in 1953) was 'to examine in as much detail as possible the development of the language of the Iliad in some of its typical features, with careful attention to the spoken dialects involved and to the influence of metre'. In the second edition he widens the scope of his work to examine the Odyssey as well as the Iliad, and he extends its detail to include syntax as well as grammatical forms and to cover questions of vocabulary more comprehensively. The author's earlier conclusions are shown to be confirmed, and an important further result for the Odyssey has been to show the typical lateness of the language of moralizing passages.

Contents:

part A. The language of similes and related questions

part B. Distribution of abnormal features.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-139-88145-0

1-107-71257-2

1-107-29790-7

1-107-71994-1

1-107-71581-4

1-107-71449-4