The Iliad: structure, myth, and meaning

"Extending his distinctive analysis of Homeric epic to the Iliad, Bruce Louden presents new approaches to understanding the themes and story of the poem. In this study, he demonstrates how repeated narrative motifs argue for an expanded understanding of the structure of epic poetry. First ident...

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1. Verfasser: Louden, Bruce 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2006
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Zusammenfassung:"Extending his distinctive analysis of Homeric epic to the Iliad, Bruce Louden presents new approaches to understanding the themes and story of the poem. In this study, he demonstrates how repeated narrative motifs argue for an expanded understanding of the structure of epic poetry. First identifying the "subgenres" of myth within the poem, he then reads these against related mythologies of the Near East, developing a context in which the poem can be more accurately interpreted."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:VIII, 337 S.
ISBN:080188280X

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