Homeric voices : discourse, memory, gender /

"Although there has been considerable interest over time in the composition of narrative sections of the Homeric epics - type-scenes and similes, in particular - there have been very few studies, from a compositional point of view, of the substantial speeches and exchanges of speech that Homer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Minchin, Elizabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Homer > Criticism and interpretation.
Homer
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Speech in literature.
Oratory, Ancient.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek > History and criticism > Theory.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Parole dans la littérature.
Éloquence antique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Oratory, Ancient
Rhetoric, Ancient
Speech in literature
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Discourse and memory
  • Introduction
  • 1. Speech acts in Homer : the rebuke as a case study
  • 2. On declining an invitation : context, form, and function
  • 3. Questions in the Odyssey : rhythm and regularity
  • 4. Hysteron proteron in questions and answers
  • 5. Verbal behaviour in its social context : three question strategies in the Odyssey
  • Part II. Discourse and gender
  • 6. Linguistic choices in Homer : rebukes and protests
  • 7. Competitive and co-operative strategies I : information-questions
  • 8. Competitive and co-operative strategies II : directives
  • 9. Competitive and co-operative strategies III : interruptions
  • 10. Storytelling and gender
  • Conclusion.

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