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Homer's Living Language: Formularity, Dialect, and Creativity in Oral-Traditional Poetry
Bozzone, Chiara (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen)
Homer's Living Language: Formularity, Dialect, and Creativity in Oral-Traditional Poetry
Bozzone, Chiara (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen)
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.
300 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 20 Tables, black and white; 20 Line drawings, black and whi
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 18, 2024 |
ISBN13 | 9781316512418 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 292 |
Dimensions | 557 g |