Benjamin Sammons

Art and Rhetoric of the Homeric Catalogue

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes a fresh look at a familiar element of the Homeric epics - the poetic catalogue. It shows that in a variety of contexts, Homer uses catalogue poetry not only to develop his themes, but to comment on the ideals and limitations of the epic genre itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780195375688
• ISBN-10: 0195375688
• Artikelnr.: 31574529

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Sammons, a Homerist, is author of several articles on catalogue poetry, Homeric rhetoric, characterization, and narrative structure.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: Two Paradigmatic Catalogues
1.1: Dione
1.2: Kalypso
CHAPTER 2: Two Catalogues of Women
2.1: Zeus's Catalogue of Lovers
2.2: The Catalogue of the Nekyia
CHAPTER 3: Two Catalogues of Objects
3.1: Priam's Ransom
3.2: Agamemnon's Catalogue of Gifts
CHAPTER 4: The Iliadic Catalogue of Ships
CHAPTER 5: Three Catalogues of Suitors
CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY