• Medientyp: E-Book
  • Titel: The homeric simile in comparative perspectives : oral traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia
  • Beteiligte: Ready, Jonathan L. [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017
  • Ausgabe: First edition.
  • Umfang: 1 online resource; illustrations (black and white)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198802556.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780191840838
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  • Schlagwörter: Homer Literary style ; Greek language Figures of speech ; Oral-formulaic analysis ; Oral tradition
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  • Anmerkungen: This edition of this translation originally published: 2017. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017)
  • Beschreibung: Presenting a new take on what made the Homeric epics such successful examples of verbal artistry, this volume explores the construction of the Homeric simile and the performance of Homeric poetry from the neglected comparative perspectives offered by the study of modern-day oral traditions.