Homer's Living Language
Author | : Chiara Bozzone |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2024-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781009079617 |
ISBN-13 | : 1009079611 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Download or read book Homer's Living Language written by Chiara Bozzone and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, up-to-date, and innovative account of key features of Homer's poetry (formularity, meter, and dialect). This book is informed by contemporary linguistics and cognitive sciences, and leverages unexpected modern-day parallels (popular music, jazz improvisation, sports commentary) to illustrate Homer's creativity.