When Homeric heroes think about the meaning of their actions, they
expect this to take the form of kleos, 'fame', in a future song.
This volume explores the consequences of this mode of thinking in
the Iliad in particular, and argues that the form of kleos and the
interposition of a gap of time between event and meaning produces
widespread effects, not only for the thought and psyche of the
heroes, but also for the nature of poetry and Homeric scholarship.
Is epic time continuous, perpetuating the fame of the heroes in the
flow of poetic tradition, or does a gap intervene to put into doubt
the self-identity of meaning and the possibility of memory? This
question connects the poetic logic of fame for the heroes and
singers of epic to the implicit temporalities of Homeric studies.
Alongside the analysis of literary figures from the Iliad, such as
narrative, objects and similes, this volume reads modern
scholarship on Homer – including oral theory, neoanalysis and
traditional referentiality – as forms of reception which have
produced distinct responses to the temporality of ancient epic. The
participants in epic kleos – heroes, poets and scholars –
encounter each other through a tradition that joins the memories
and presentiments of a past that did not happen and futures that
will never arrive.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Yukai Li
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-23920-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-350-23920-8 |
Barcode: |
9781350239203 |
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