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Nine Essays on Homer (Paperback)
Miriam Carlisle, Olga Levaniouk; Foreword by Gregory Nagy; Contributions by Brian W Breed, Mary Ebbott, …
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The essays in this collection addresses questions of intense
interest in Homeric studies today: the questions of performance and
poet-audience interaction, especially as depicted in idealized
performances within the Iliad and the Odyssey; the ways in which
epic incorporates material of diverse genres, such as women's
laments, blame poetry, or folk tales; how the ideological balance
of epic can change and be influenced by 'alternative ideologies'
introduced through the incorporation of new material; the
implications of the continuity of tradition for etymological
studies; and how the traditional nature of epic affects textual
criticism. The essays differ in focus and method, but all share one
fundamental approach to Homer: an understanding of the Homeric
tradition as a poetic system that expresses and preserves what is
culturally important and a view of the Homeric epics as instances
of a cultural tradition which they attempt to explore through the
epics themselves and through the comparative, anthropological, and
linguistic evidence they bring to bear on these texts. A unique
collection that explores Homeric poetry through a variety of tools
and approaches linguistics, philology, cultural anthropology,
sociology, textual criticism, and archeology this volume will be of
interest to all scholars and students of oral poetry and Classical
literature.
This is the first book-length treatment of supplication, an
important social practice in ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
Despite the importance of supplication, it has received little
attention, and no previous study has explored so many aspects of
the practice. Naiden investigates the varied gestures made by the
supplicants, the types of requests they make, the arguments used in
defense of their requests, and the role of the supplicandus, who
evaluates and decides whether to fulfill the requests. Varied and
abundant sources invite comparison between the societies of Greece
and Rome and also among literary genres. Additionally, Naiden
formulates an analysis of the ritual in its legal and political
contexts. In constructing this rich and thorough study, Naiden
considered over 800 acts of supplication from Greek, Hebrew, and
Roman literature, art, and scientific sources. 30 illustrations and
a map of the relevant locations accompany the text.
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