Ahuvia Kahane

Diachronic Dialogues

Authority and Continuity in Homer and the Homeric Tradition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Diachronic Dialogues considers central aspects of Homer's poetry, such as truth, knowledge, gender, virtue and the heroic code, authorship, memory and song, diction and formula. This book makes the case for performative, rather than essential values in the Illiad and the Odyssey.

Produktdetails

• Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 611g
• ISBN-13: 9780739111338
• ISBN-10: 0739111337
• Artikelnr.: 21767693

Autorenporträt

Ahuvia Kahane is Professor of Greek, University of London

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 0 Introduction: In Search of a Question Chapter 1 Homer and the
Riddle of the Worm Chapter 2 Hidden Habits and the Trappings of Identity
Chapter 3 Formal Fantasies Chapter 4 Homeric Signs Chapter 5 Intentions and
Connections Chapter 6 The Order of the World Chapter 7 Conclusion:
Diachronic Dialogues