The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis: Theory, Philology and the Shield of Achilles (Greek Studies : Interdisciplinary Approaches)

by Andrew Sprague Becker (Author)

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  1995

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  In 'The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis', Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description. Becker also enters into a fiercely raging literary debate about the modernist, self-conscious elements of Homeric narrative.