The shield of Homer : narrative structure in the Iliad /
In this masterly interpretation of narrative sequence in the Iliad, Keith Stanley not only sharpens the current debate over the date and creation of the poem, but also challenges the view of this work as primarily a celebration of heroic force. He begins by studying the intricate ring-composition in...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1993.
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Colección: | Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In this masterly interpretation of narrative sequence in the Iliad, Keith Stanley not only sharpens the current debate over the date and creation of the poem, but also challenges the view of this work as primarily a celebration of heroic force. He begins by studying the intricate ring-composition in the verses describing Achilles' shield, then extends this analysis to reveal the Iliad as an elaborate and self-conscious formal whole. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 470 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-451) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780691607573 0691607575 9781400863372 1400863376 |