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In Diachronic Dialogues: Authority and Continuity in Homer and the
Homeric Tradition author Ahuvia Kahane considers central aspects of
Homer's poetry, such as truth, knowledge, gender, virtue and the
heroic code, authorship, memory and song, diction and formula. This
book makes the case for performative, rather than essential values
in the Illiad and the Odyssey. On the one hand performativity
allows Homeric epic form to enact diverse claims and agendas in
specific historical, cultural, and political contexts. On the other
hand, the performative character of Homer's values implies radical
resistance to fixity of reference, forms of meaning, and
patterning, etc. No individual performers or group of historical
interpreters can thus claim exclusive authority over the song and
its contents i.e. over its truth, knowledge, social codes, its
diction, authorship, etc. The interaction of diversity and radical
resistance marks the traditional and canonical icon we call
"Homeric epic." It is a shared record of many pasts open to all but
exclusive to none. Performativity may be a general quality of all
poetic discourse, or indeed of language itself. Nevertheless, this
study suggests that in historical terms Homeric poetry has been,
and perhaps still is, one of the most prominent sites for
exercising tradition and claims of cultural continuity. Diachronic
Dialogues is an essential addition to scholarship in literary
criticism and the classics.
In Diachronic Dialogues: Authority and Continuity in Homer and the
Homeric Tradition author Ahuvia Kahane considers central aspects of
Homer's poetry, such as truth, knowledge, gender, virtue and the
heroic code, authorship, memory and song, diction and formula. This
book makes the case for performative, rather than essential values
in the Illiad and the Odyssey. On the one hand performativity
allows Homeric epic form to enact diverse claims and agendas in
specific historical, cultural, and political contexts. On the other
hand, the performative character of Homer's values implies radical
resistance to fixity of reference, forms of meaning, and
patterning, etc. No individual performers or group of historical
interpreters can thus claim exclusive authority over the song and
its contents i.e. over its truth, knowledge, social codes, its
diction, authorship, etc. The interaction of diversity and radical
resistance marks the traditional and canonical icon we call
'Homeric epic.' It is a shared record of many pasts open to all but
exclusive to none. Performativity may be a general quality of all
poetic discourse, or indeed of language itself. Nevertheless, this
study suggests that in historical terms Homeric poetry has been,
and perhaps still is, one of the most prominent sites for
exercising tradition and claims of cultural continuity. Diachronic
Dialogues is an essential addition to scholarship in literary
criticism and the classics.
Homer's poetry is widely recognized as the beginning of the
literary tradition of the West and among its most influential
canonical texts. Outlining a series of key themes, ideas, and
values associated with Homer and Homeric poetry, Homer: A Guide for
the Perplexed explores the question of the formation of the Iliad
and the Odyssey - the so-called 'Homeric Problem'. Among the main
Homeric themes which the book considers are origin and form,
orality and composition, heroic values, social structure, and
social bias, gender roles and gendered interpretation, ethnicity,
representations of religion, mortality, and the divine, memory,
poetry, and poetics, and canonicity and tradition, and the history
of Homeric receptions. Drawing upon his extensive knowledge of
scholarship on Homer and early epic, Ahuvia Kahane explores
contemporary critical and philosophical questions relating to Homer
and the Homeric tradition, and examines his wider cultural impact,
contexts and significance. This is the ideal companion to study of
this most influential poet, providing readers with some basic
suggestions for further pursuing their interests in Homer.
Homer's poetry is widely recognized as the beginning of the
literary tradition of the West and among its most influential
canonical texts. Outlining a series of key themes, ideas, and
values associated with Homer and Homeric poetry, Homer: A Guide for
the Perplexed explores the question of the formation of the Iliad
and the Odyssey - the so-called 'Homeric Problem'. Among the main
Homeric themes which the book considers are origin and form,
orality and composition, heroic values, social structure, and
social bias, gender roles and gendered interpretation, ethnicity,
representations of religion, mortality, and the divine, memory,
poetry, and poetics, and canonicity and tradition, and the history
of Homeric receptions. Drawing upon his extensive knowledge of
scholarship on Homer and early epic, Ahuvia Kahane explores
contemporary critical and philosophical questions relating to Homer
and the Homeric tradition, and examines his wider cultural impact,
contexts and significance. This is the ideal companion to study of
this most influential poet, providing readers with some basic
suggestions for further pursuing their interests in Homer.
The Prologue of Apuleius' innovative novel, the Metamorphoses (or Golden Ass), has captivated readers and scholars from the Renaissance to the present day. This volume contains a new text and translation of the Prologue and a wide range of essays which highlight its importance for students of classical literature and modern literary theory.
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