Listening to Homer : Tradition, Narrative, and Audience.

The Homeric poems were not intended for readers, but for a listening audience. Traditional in their basic elements, the stories were learned by oral poets from earlier poets and recreated at every performance. Individual nuances, tailored to the audience, could creep into the stories of the Greek he...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University of Michigan Press 2010.
Subjects:
Homer > Criticism, Textual.
Homer > Technique.
Homer.
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Epic poetry, Greek > Criticism, Textual.
Oral interpretation of poetry.
Oral tradition > Greece.
Oral-formulaic analysis.
Transmission of texts.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Audiences > Greece.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Poésie > Lecture publique.
Tradition orale > Grèce.
Analyse des formules orales.
Transmission de textes.
Narration.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Audiences.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Oral tradition.
Technique.
Greece.
Electronic resource.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • What Are We Talking about When We Talk about Tradition?
  • Textualization and the Newest Song
  • Homeric Rhetorics: Traditionality and Disinterest
  • Homeric Exposition
  • Abbreviated Narrative
  • Narrative Teases
  • The Social Audience
  • Works Cited
  • General Index
  • Index of Passages Cited.

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