The Artistry of the Homeric Simile / William C. Scott
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| Autore: |
Scott William C (William Clyde), <1937->
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| Titolo: |
The Artistry of the Homeric Simile / William C. Scott
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| Pubblicazione: | Hanover, N.H. : , : Published by University Press of New England, , 2009 |
| ©2009 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 883/.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Simile |
| Rhetoric, Ancient | |
| Oral tradition - Greece | |
| Oral-formulaic analysis | |
| Greek language - Figures of speech | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; 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 · |
| CHAPTER 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 · | |
| The Poet's Choices in Forming the Individual Simile ·The Creative Moment: Poet and Audience ·; Charts of Similemes: The Basic Motifs ·; Notes ·; Bibliography ·; Index · | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An examination of the aesthetic qualities of the Homeric simile |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Artistry of the Homeric simile |
| ISBN: | 1-61168-229-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910524878503321 |
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