The winnowing oar – New Perspectives in Homeric Studies

The winnowing oar – New Perspectives in Homeric Studies
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9783110559491
ISBN-13 : 3110559498
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Download or read book The winnowing oar – New Perspectives in Homeric Studies written by Christos Tsagalis and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of recent advances in the treatment of longstanding problems pertaining to the interpretation of Homeric poetry, this volume brings together cutting-edge research from a cohort of acclaimed scholars on Homer and the Homeric Hymns. The variety of topics covered spans the entire field of Homeric philology: the methods and solutions provided for a new edition of the Odyssey, the puzzle of the relation between the festival of the Panathenaea and the Homeric text, the disclosure of the meaning of notorious cruces pertaining to arcane formulas, the two emblematic heroes of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Achilles and Odysseus, Homeric poetics, the range and use of repetition in a traditional medium, the composition of the Homeric epics, the Apologoi and 'Cyclic' Narrative, as well as the Homeric Hymns to Hermes and Aphrodite.


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