The Art and Rhetoric of the Homeric Catalogue

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Hardcover
2010
$172.18

This book takes a fresh look at a familiar element of the Homeric epics - the poetic catalogue. It shows that in a variety of contexts, Homer uses catalogue poetry not only to develop his themes, but to comment on the ideals and limitations of the epic genre itself.

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This book takes a fresh look at a familiar element of the Homeric epics - the poetic catalogue. It shows that in a variety of contexts, Homer uses catalogue poetry not only to develop his themes, but to comment on the ideals and limitations of the epic genre itself.

$172.18

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 01 Jul 2010
ISBN 10: 0195375688
ISBN 13: 9780195375688

The Art and Rhetoric of the Homeric Catalogue

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$172.18

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$172.18

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