Homer's divine audience: the Iliad's reception on Mount Olympus

The gods of the Iliad have long troubled readers, with many features of their presentation defying satisfactory explanation. This volume presents a new 'metaperformative' approach to the poem's scenes of divine viewing, arguing that the poet uses the gods to model and thereby manipula...

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1. Verfasser: Myers, Tobias (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:The gods of the Iliad have long troubled readers, with many features of their presentation defying satisfactory explanation. This volume presents a new 'metaperformative' approach to the poem's scenes of divine viewing, arguing that the poet uses the gods to model and thereby manipulate the ongoing dynamics of performance and live reception
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:9780191878350
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198842354.001.0001