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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459954103321

Autore

Scodel Ruth

Titolo

Listening to Homer [[electronic resource] ] : tradition, narrative, and audience / / Ruth Scodel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2009, c2002

ISBN

1-282-94034-1

9786612940347

0-472-02658-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Epic poetry, Greek - Criticism, Textual

Oral interpretation of poetry

Oral tradition - Greece

Oral-formulaic analysis

Transmission of texts

Narration (Rhetoric)

Audiences - Greece

Rhetoric, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

2009 ed.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; What Are We Talking about When We Talk about Tradition?; Textualization and the Newest Song; Homeric Rhetorics: Traditionality and Disinterest; Homeric Exposition; Abbreviated Narrative; Narrative Teases; The Social Audience; Works Cited; General Index; Index of Passages Cited

Sommario/riassunto

A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds