The homeric simile in comparative perspectives : oral traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia / Jonathan L. Ready.
2017
PA4037
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Title
The homeric simile in comparative perspectives : oral traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia / Jonathan L. Ready.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191840838 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
PA4037
Dewey Decimal Classification
883.01
Summary
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.
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This edition of this translation originally published: 2017.
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017).
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Print version: 9780198802556
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