The Shield of Homer: Narrative Structure in the Illiad

Author:   Keith Stanley
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   253
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9780691607573


Pages:   484
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Keith Stanley
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   253
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780691607573


ISBN 10:   0691607575
Pages:   484
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsIForm and Interpretation in Homer3(1)The Shield of Achilleus as a Problem in Interpretation3(2)Ring-Composition in Homeric Digressions6(3)The Function of Ring-Composition in the Description of the Shield9(4)Structure and Interpretation in the Catalogue of Ships; Implications for the Shield13(5)Oral Theory and the Question of Structure26(6)Previous Views of Homeric Form29(7)The Organization of Narrative outside Digressions32(8)Structure within Books36IIThe Structure of Iliad 1-739IIIThe Structure of Iliad 8-17103IVThe Structure of Iliad 18-24186VStructure and the Homeric Question248(1)Some Implications for the Nature of Our Iliad248(2)The Question of Book Division and Closure249(3)The Practical Function of the Book-Groups261(4)Orality versus Literacy in the Iliad268(5)The Date and Context of Our Iliad279(6)Our Iliad and Homer's293Acknowledgments297A Note on Documentation and Usage299List of Abbreviations301Notes303Bibliography427Index453

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