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The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Jonathan L. Ready
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Presenting a new take on what made the Homeric epics such successful examples of verbal artistry, this volume explores the construction of the Homeric simile an
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
Character, Narrator, and Simile in the Iliad
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Jonathan L. Ready
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Jonathan L. Ready offers the first comprehensive examination of Homer's similes in the Iliad as arenas of heroic competition. This study concentrates primarily
Orality, Textuality, and the Homeric Epics
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Jonathan L. Ready
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-30 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Written texts of the Iliad and the Odyssey achieved an unprecedented degree of standardization after 150 BCE, but what about Homeric texts prior to the emergenc
The Cambridge Guide to Homer
Language: en
Pages: 985
Authors: Corinne Ondine Pache
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-05 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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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