LEADER 03225nam 22006612 450 001 9910824379203321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-21371-1 010 $a1-139-03599-1 010 $a1-283-05204-0 010 $a9786613052049 010 $a1-139-04145-2 010 $a1-139-04068-5 010 $a1-139-04222-X 010 $a1-139-04485-0 010 $a0-511-76096-5 010 $a1-139-03831-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081989 035 $a(EBL)674671 035 $a(OCoLC)710974883 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467588 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277288 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467588 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10490029 035 $a(PQKB)10435554 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511760969 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC674671 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL674671 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460531 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305204 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081989 100 $a20100506d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCharacter, narrator, and simile in the Iliad /$fJonathan L. Ready$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 323 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-68733-0 311 $a0-521-19064-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a1. The simile and the Homeric comparative spectrum -- 2. Similes and likenesses in the character-text -- 3. A preparation for reading sequences of similes -- 4. Sequences of similes in the character-text -- 5. Narrator, character, and simile -- 6. Similes in the narrator-text -- Conclusion: The Odyssey compared. 330 $aJonathan L. Ready offers the first comprehensive examination of Homer's similes in the Iliad as arenas of heroic competition. This study concentrates primarily on similes spoken by Homeric characters. The first to offer a sustained exploration of such similes, Ready shows how characters are made to contest through and over simile not only with one another but also with the narrator. Ready investigates the narrator's similes as well. He demonstrates that Homer amplifies the feat of a successful warrior by providing a competitive orientation to sequences of similes used to describe battles. He also offers a new interpretation of Homer's extended similes as a means for the poet to imagine his characters as competitors for his attention. Throughout this study, Ready makes innovative use of approaches from both Homeric studies and narratology that have not yet been applied to the analysis of Homer's similes. 517 3 $aCharacter, Narrator, & Simile in the Iliad 606 $aSimile 615 0$aSimile. 676 $a883/.01 686 $aLCO003000$2bisacsh 700 $aReady$b Jonathan L.$f1976-$0762794 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824379203321 996 $aCharacter, narrator, and simile in the Iliad$91546873 997 $aUNINA