Homer : the poetry of the past

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Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ford, Andrew Laughlin (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Series:	Online access: De Gruyter De Gruyter Open Books.
Subjects:	Homer > Criticism and interpretation. Homer Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism. Literary studies: classical, early & medieval. LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical. Epic poetry, Greek Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval dictionaries. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dictionaries. Dictionnaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
1. The Genre: Traditional Definitions of Epic
2. The Poem: Homer's Muses and the Unity of Epic
3. The Poet: Tradition, Transmission, and Time
4. The Text: Signs of Writing in Homer
5. Poetry: The Voice of Song
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index