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Kanavou Nikoletta <1977-> |
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Titolo |
The names of Homeric heroes : problems and interpretations / / Nikoletta Kanavou |
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Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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3-11-042202-6 |
3-11-042197-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sozomena, , 1869-6368 ; ; Volume 15 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Names, Personal, in literature |
Onomastics in literature |
Greek language - Etymology - Names |
Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introductory notes -- 2. Names from the Iliad -- 3. Names from the Odyssey -- 4. ‘Minor’ speaking names -- 5. Afterword -- 6. Appendix. Homeric Personal Names as Historical Names: Preliminary Remarks -- 7. Bibliography -- Name Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. This is an old topic, which famously interested Plato, and an object of constant scholarly attention from the time of ancient commentators to the present day. The book begins with an introduction to the particularly complex set of factors that affect all efforts to interpret Homeric names. The main chapters are structured around the character and action of selected heroes in their Homeric contexts (in the case of the Iliad, a heroic war; the Odyssey chapter encompasses more than one planes of action). They offer a survey of modern etymologies, set against ancient views on names and naming, in order to reconstruct (as far as possible) the reception of significant names by ancient audiences and further to shed light on the parameters surrounding the choice and |
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