A New Companion To Homer
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Author |
: Ian Morris |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 784 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9004099891 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004099890 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis A New Companion to Homer by : Ian Morris
This volume is the first English-language survey of Homeric studies to appear for more than a generation, and the first such work to attempt to cover all fields comprehensively. Thirty leading scholars from Europe and America provide short, authoritative overviews of the state of knowledge and current controversies in the many specialist divisions in Homeric studies. The chapters pay equal attention to literary, mythological, linguistic, historical, and archaeological topics, ranging from such long-established problems as the "Homeric Question" to newer issues like the relevance of narratology and computer-assisted quantification. The collection, the third publication in Brill's handbook series, "The Classical Tradition," will be valuable at every level of study - from the general student of literature to the Homeric specialist seeking a general understanding of the latest developments across the whole range of Homeric scholarship.
Author |
: Robert Louis Fowler |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2004-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521012465 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521012461 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Homer by : Robert Louis Fowler
The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and Homer in the history of ideas round out the collection.
Author |
: James Morrison |
Publisher |
: Greenwood |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2003-06-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105111826231 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Homer's Odyssey by : James Morrison
A study companion to Homer's "Odyssey" containing historical and mythological background; discussion of Homeric values and the plot, themes, and literary features of each of the epic's books; a character index; and suggested activities and classroom projects.
Author |
: Malcolm M. Willcock |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2013-08-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226125848 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022612584X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to The Iliad by : Malcolm M. Willcock
Those who are able to read Homer in Greek have ample recourse to commentaries, but the vast majority who read the Iliad in translation have not been so well served—the many available translations contain few, if any, notes. For these readers, Malcolm M. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. The notes, which always relate to particular lines in the text, have as their prime aim the simple, factual explanation of things the inexperienced reader would be unlikely to have at his or her command (What is a hecatomb? Who is Atreus' son?). Second, they enhance an appreciation of the Iliad by illuminating epic style, Homer's methods of composition, the structure of the work, and the characterization of the major heroes. The "Homeric Question," concerning the origin and authorship of the Iliad, is also discussed. Professor Willcock's commentary is based on Richmond Lattimore's translation—regarded by many as the outstanding translation of the present generation—but it may be used profitably with other versions as well. This clearly written commentary, which includes an excellent select bibliography, will make one of the touchstones of Western literature accessible to a wider audience.
Author |
: Alan John Bayard Wace |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 684 |
Release |
: 1962 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015003553040 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Homer by : Alan John Bayard Wace
A guide to the reader of Homer - to the form and the language of the poems and to their local and historical background. Presents, authoritatively, many important results from varied fields of scholarship.
Author |
: H. A. Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2007-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139826990 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139826999 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece by : H. A. Shapiro
The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece provides a wide-ranging synthesis of history, society, and culture during the formative period of Ancient Greece, from the Age of Homer in the late eighth century to the Persian Wars of 490–480 BC. In ten clearly written and succinct chapters, leading scholars from around the English-speaking world treat all aspects of the civilization of Archaic Greece, from social, political, and military history to early achievements in poetry, philosophy, and the visual arts. Archaic Greece was an age of experimentation and intellectual ferment that laid the foundations for much of Western thought and culture. Individual Greek city-states rose to great power and wealth, and after a long period of isolation, many cities sent out colonies that spread Hellenism to all corners of the Mediterranean world. This Companion offers a vivid and fully documented account of this critical stage in the history of the West.
Author |
: Egbert J. Bakker |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 257 |
Release |
: 2018-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501722776 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501722778 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Poetry in Speech by : Egbert J. Bakker
Applying linguistic theory to the study of Homeric style, Egbert J. Bakker offers a highly innovative approach to oral poetry, particularly the poetry of Homer. By situating formulas and other features of oral style within the wider contexts of spoken language and communication, he moves the study of oral poetry beyond the landmark work of Milman Parry and Albert Lord. One of the book's central features, related to the research of the linguist Wallace Chafe, is Bakker's conception of spoken discourse as a sequence of short speech units reflecting the flow of speech through the consciousness of the speaker. Bakker shows that such short speech units are present in Homeric poetry, with significant consequences for Homeric metrics and poetics. Considering Homeric discourse as a speech process rather than as the finished product associated with written discourse, Bakker's book offers a new perspective on Homer as well as on other archaic Greek texts. Here Homeric discourse appears as speech in its own right, and is freed, Bakker suggests, from the bias of modern writing style which too easily views Homeric discourse as archaic, implicitly taking the style of classical period texts as the norm. Bakker's perspective reaches beyond syntax and stylistics into the very heart of Homeric—and, ultimately, oral—poetics, altering the status of key features such as meter and formula, rethinking their relevance to the performance of Homeric poetry, and leading to surprising insights into the relation between "speech" and "text" in the encounter of the Homeric tradition with writing.
Author |
: Corinne Ondine Pache |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 974 |
Release |
: 2020-03-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108663625 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108663621 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Guide to Homer by : Corinne Ondine Pache
From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.
Author |
: Jasper Griffin |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 238 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0198140266 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780198140269 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Homer on Life and Death by : Jasper Griffin
This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that current ideas of the limitations of "oral poetry" are unreal, and that Homer embodies a view of the world both unique and profound.
Author |
: John Miles Foley |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 706 |
Release |
: 2008-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781405188388 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1405188383 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Ancient Epic by : John Miles Foley
A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives. A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions Considers the interrelation between these different traditions Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events