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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stanley, Keith, 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Form and Interpretation in Homer. (1). The Shield of Achilleus as a Problem in Interpretation. (2). Ring-Composition in Homeric Digressions. (3). The Function of Ring-Composition in the Description of the Shield. (4). Structure and Interpretation in the Catalogue of Ships; Implications for the Shield. (5). Oral Theory and the Question of Structure. (6). Previous Views of Homeric Form. (7). The Organization of Narrative outside Digressions. (8). Structure within Books
  • II. The Structure of Iliad 1-7
  • III. The Structure of Iliad 8-17
  • IV. The Structure of Iliad 18-24
  • V. Structure and the Homeric Question. (1). Some Implications for the Nature of Our Iliad. (2). The Question of Book Division and Closure. (3). The Practical Function of the Book-Groups. (4). Orality versus Literacy in the Iliad. (5). The Date and Context of Our Iliad. (6). Our Iliad and Homer's.