Homeric Questions

2009-03-06 Literary Criticism

Author : Gregory Nagy
Release : 2009-03-06
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 740/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Homeric Questions written by Gregory Nagy. This book was released on 2009-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Choice Outstanding Academic Book The "Homeric Question" has vexed Classicists for generations. Was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey a single individual who created the poems at a particular moment in history? Or does the name "Homer" hide the shaping influence of the epic tradition during a long period of oral composition and transmission? In this innovative investigation, Gregory Nagy applies the insights of comparative linguistics and anthropology to offer a new historical model for understanding how, when, where, and why the Iliad and the Odyssey were ultimately preserved as written texts that could be handed down over two millennia. His model draws on the comparative evidence provided by living oral epic traditions, in which each performance of a song often involves a recomposition of the narrative. This evidence suggests that the written texts emerged from an evolutionary process in which composition, performance, and diffusion interacted to create the epics we know as the Iliad and the Odyssey. Sure to challenge orthodox views and provoke lively debate, Nagy's book will be essential reading for all students of oral traditions.

Porphyry's Homeric Questions on the Iliad

2011 History

Author : Porphyry
Release : 2011
Genre : History
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Download or read book Porphyry's Homeric Questions on the Iliad written by Porphyry. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Homeric Questions of the philosopher Porphyry (3rd cent. CE) is an important work in the history of Homeric criticism. Porphyry applies the dictum that 'the poet explains himself' to solve questions of interpretation in Homer. This new edition of the "Questions on the Iliad" eliminates much that was wrongly attributed to Porphyry in the old edition (1880). In the interest of the non-specialist, the new text has a facing translation in English. The commentary explains Porphyry's arguments and the editor's textual decisions.

The Cambridge Guide to Homer

2020-03-05 Literary Collections

Author : Corinne Ondine Pache
Release : 2020-03-05
Genre : Literary Collections
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Download or read book The Cambridge Guide to Homer written by Corinne Ondine Pache. This book was released on 2020-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.

The Cambridge Companion to Homer

2004-10-14 History

Author : Robert Louis Fowler
Release : 2004-10-14
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 461/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Homer written by Robert Louis Fowler. This book was released on 2004-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and Homer in the history of ideas round out the collection.

Heraclitus

2005 Allegory

Author : Heraclitus
Release : 2005
Genre : Allegory
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Book Rating : 225/5 ( reviews)

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