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Pages: 546
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This volume collects for the first time the works--articles, M.A. thesis, dissertations, and journal extracts--of Milman Parry, whose death at thirty-three brou
Hearing Homer's Song
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Authors: Robert Kanigel
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-27 - Publisher: Knopf

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From the acclaimed biographer of Jane Jacobs and Srinivasa Ramanujan comes the first full life and work of arguably the most influential classical scholar of th
The Cambridge Guide to Homer
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Authors: Corinne Ondine Pache
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From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and a
The Making of the Odyssey
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Martin Litchfield West
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The poet of the Odyssey was a seriously flawed genius. He had a wonderfully inventive imagination, a gift for pictorial detail and for introducing naturalistic
The Artistry of the Homeric Simile
Language: en
Pages: 441
Authors: William C. Scott
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-15 - Publisher: UPNE

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An examination of the aesthetic qualities of the Homeric simile