LEADER 03266oam 22006254a 450 001 9910524878503321 005 20231013233550.0 010 $a1-61168-229-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000316216 035 $a(EBL)1085087 035 $a(OCoLC)823388668 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000803819 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11439404 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803819 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10813729 035 $a(PQKB)10329001 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1085087 035 $a(OCoLC)489726354 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000316216 100 $a20090416d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Artistry of the Homeric Simile$fWilliam C. Scott 210 1$aHanover, N.H. :$cPublished by University Press of New England,$d2009. 210 4$dİ2009. 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58465-797-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface ·; CHAPTER ONE; Similes, the Shield of Achilles, and Other Digressions ·; The Usefulness of Book Divisions ·; CHAPTER TWO; The Simileme: The Background of the Homeric Simile ·; The Oral Nature of Homeric Verse ·; The Simileme ·; Homer and His Audience ·; Simile and Simileme ·; CHAPTER THREE; Homer's Use of Similes to Delineate Character and Plot ·; Iliad, Book 2: Ironic Characterization ·; The Similes of Book 2 ·; The Role of Similes in Book 2 ·; Iliad, Books 21 and 22: Similes to Show a Thematic Contrast ·; Iliad, Book 11: Similes to Mark a Shifting Scene ·; Conclusion · 327 $aCHAPTER FOURSimiles to Delineate a Narrative Theme ·; Iliad, Book 12: Direct Focus on a Single Theme ·; Iliad, Book 5: The Use of Parallel Similemes to Create a Unified Theme ·; Odyssey, Book 22: Similes to Interpret Typical Actions ·; Odyssey, Book 5: Thematic Similes ·; Conclusion ·; CHAPTER FIVE; Problem Books ·; Iliad, Book 13: The Ordering of Conscious Chaos ·; Iliad, Book 17: Similes as Guides through a Series of Type Scenes ·; Iliad, Book 16: Similes for Complexity ·; Conclusion ·; CHAPTER SIX; The Creative Poet and the Co-creating Audience ·; The Simile within the Narrative · 327 $aThe Poet's Choices in Forming the Individual Simile ·The Creative Moment: Poet and Audience ·; Charts of Similemes: The Basic Motifs ·; Notes ·; Bibliography ·; Index · 330 $aAn examination of the aesthetic qualities of the Homeric simile 606 $aSimile 606 $aRhetoric, Ancient 606 $aOral tradition$zGreece 606 $aOral-formulaic analysis 606 $aGreek language$xFigures of speech 615 0$aSimile. 615 0$aRhetoric, Ancient. 615 0$aOral tradition 615 0$aOral-formulaic analysis. 615 0$aGreek language$xFigures of speech. 676 $a883/.01 700 $aScott$b William C$g(William Clyde),$f1937-$0183690 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910524878503321 996 $aArtistry of the Homeric simile$91351017 997 $aUNINA