Homer : a guide for the perplexed /
Homer?s poetry is widely recognized as the beginning of the literary tradition of the West and among its most influential canonical texts. Outlining a series of key themes, ideas, and values associated with Homer and Homeric poetry, Homer: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the question of the forma...
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2012.
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| Series: | Guides for the perplexed.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The figures of Homeric poetry; A beginning for all time; Many Homers; The 'project' of Homeric poetry; The materiality of Homer; 2 Homeric histories; The necessity of history; The Trojan War and the ancients; Troy, the Bronze Age and modern studies; The representation of culture and society; Homer's historical voices; 3 The poet and the making of the poem; The biographical figure in antiquity and in the poems; Homer and the moderns: The first steps; Analysts and Unitarians; Milman Parry and oral-formulaic theory; 4 Homer's poetic languagePoetic style and oral style; Rhythm and music; Repetition and poetic style; Typical scenes; Ring composition; Metaphor and simile; 5 Proems, tales and plots; The proems; Retelling the story of the past; Outlines and plot structures; 6 The Iliad; The withdrawal of Achilles, prizes and fame; Achilles' dilemma and the death of Patroclus; The end of the quarrel, the death of Hector, the ransom of his body and the end of the poem; 7 The Odyssey; The opening books of the Odyssey and the Telemachy; Odysseus' journeys: Calypso, the Phaeacians and the Apologue.
- The return to IthacaThe end of the poem; 8 Boundaries and social worlds: Men and women; Gender divisions; Actions and roles; Shifting borders; 9 Mortality and the divine; Gods; Belief and religion; Divine action; Divine guidance, moral responsibility and fate; Envoi; Suggestions for further reading; Translations; General reference books on Homer; Detailed commentaries on Homer; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Homeric Characters; Index of Selected Greek words and Homeric expressions and phrases;